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Re:How Peter Thiel’s Palantir helped expand the NSA’s global... by Anderkent on Wednesday February 22, 2017 @10:49AM (#13706362)
Where does Thiel ever argue for or request the ability to coerce others?

Adjusting the system so that other actions are incentivised is not coercion.

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Re:How Peter Thiel’s Palantir helped expand the NSA’s global... by solipsism on Wednesday February 22, 2017 @01:32PM (#13707835)
Supporting the governmental bureaucracies like the NSA is by definition participating in coercion.
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Re:How Peter Thiel’s Palantir helped expand the NSA’s global... by Anderkent on Wednesday February 22, 2017 @05:15PM (#13709738)
That's redefining coercion towards meaninglessness.
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