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Re:Peter Thiel To Join Trump Transition Team by rayiner on Thursday November 10, 2016 @09:59PM (#12927183)
He could have voted for a war (that more than a fifth of the Senate opposed) that cost trillions of dollars and cost hundreds of thousands of lives.
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Re:Peter Thiel To Join Trump Transition Team by rayiner on Thursday November 10, 2016 @10:16PM (#12927302)
When the U.S. went to Iraq, I had a political opinion. HRC had a choice.
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Re:Peter Thiel To Join Trump Transition Team by ubernostrum on Thursday November 10, 2016 @10:18PM (#12927314)
Here's a hint: this is exactly how many people feel about Thiel, Trump, and what's expected from the Trump administration.
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Re:Peter Thiel To Join Trump Transition Team by rayiner on Thursday November 10, 2016 @10:33PM (#12927431)
My point is that if voting for the Iraq war can be forgiven, anything can be forgiven.
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Re:Peter Thiel To Join Trump Transition Team by rayiner on Thursday November 10, 2016 @11:22PM (#12927776)
You're conflating political opinions with political actions. Pulling the trigger on a preemptive war is not an opinion, it's an action.
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Re:Peter Thiel To Join Trump Transition Team by ubernostrum on Thursday November 10, 2016 @11:28PM (#12927822)
So is donating over a million dollars to a campaign an opinion or an action, then?
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