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by freddybobs 1531 days ago
"The outspoken investor likened environmental, social and governance policies to the Chinese Communist Party"

Interesting choice "Chinese communist party". I mean really?

How does [ESG](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental,_social_and_corp...), what on earth has that to do with the communist party. Well known for their social and corporate governance?

Also from Thiel

* His vindictive taking down of [Gawker](https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2018/02/hogan-t...)

* Billionaire Republican donor Peter Thiel is bankrolling election conspiracists and primary challengers against Republicans [more](https://www.salon.com/2021/10/15/peter-thiel-bets-on-the-far...)

* [Funding Trump](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/14/technology/republican-tru...)

* Leaving Facebook to concentrate on [Trump support/funding](https://newrepublic.com/article/165404/peter-thiel-china-mid...).

* Some more about leaving [meta](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-02-07/peter-thi...)

* An article about his ['philosophy'](https://perell.com/essay/peter-thiel/)

I mean it doesn't even make any sense for a gay man. Hasn't he noticed Trumps, and more recent GOP LGBTQ take? Is it the ends justify the means? Is it, it only applies to the small people? Who knows.

Thiel is a 'libertarian' on steroids. Again - that doesn't make much sense with the Trump or current GOP (it may have made more sense in the past).

He must be okay with some serious cognitive dissonance.