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Re:New Zealand Is ‘the Future,’ Peter Thiel Said in His Push... by humanrebar on Wednesday February 01, 2017 @09:22AM (#13540880)
So Thiel supported Trump and isn't a jingoist, at least not a traditional one. I guess that's interesting but not front page material for a thoughtful community.

It's clearly a response to his thoughts on the recent immigration order. But it's a long-form logical fallacy.

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Re:New Zealand Is ‘the Future,’ Peter Thiel Said in His Push... by rev_null on Wednesday February 01, 2017 @09:33AM (#13540962)
Thiel made the mistake of taking Trump seriously when he should have been taking him literally.
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Re:New Zealand Is ‘the Future,’ Peter Thiel Said in His Push... by fighttf on Wednesday February 01, 2017 @10:43AM (#13541522)
Mmmm... I think thiel knew exactly what he was getting with trump. Let's not make excuses for the guy
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Re:New Zealand Is ‘the Future,’ Peter Thiel Said in His Push... by rev_null on Wednesday February 01, 2017 @12:38PM (#13542872)
I meant it as a half-joking inverse of Thiel's claim pre-election that the media takes Trump literally but not seriously [1]. It's very clear now that much of what Trump said was literal.

[1] https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/erik-wemple/wp/2016/10/...

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