Co-founder Joe Lonsdale: Palantir was founded to kill communists

Re:Co-founder Joe Lonsdale: Palantir was founded to kill com... by doganugurlu on Tuesday January 06, 2026 @02:39PM (#46517469)

I talk politics with people and very openly describe myself as a leftist. I think it’s safe to say they would tell me they’re communists.

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Re:Co-founder Joe Lonsdale: Palantir was founded to kill com... by ratrace on Tuesday January 06, 2026 @02:52PM (#46517672)

The prototypal modern day communist is in their 20s and (along with most/all young people) thinks its impossible for the old to understand anything deeper about political theory than what's within the American overton window. They are talking communism with their college classmates, not you, and they know not to reveal their power level to strangers.

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Re:Co-founder Joe Lonsdale: Palantir was founded to kill com... by Gud on Tuesday January 06, 2026 @02:43PM (#46517531)

Considering the political climate in the US I would not openly signal I have communist ideals to a stranger, “leftist” or not.

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Re:Co-founder Joe Lonsdale: Palantir was founded to kill com... by doganugurlu on Tuesday January 06, 2026 @02:46PM (#46517579)

Ok.

If we are to assume communists do not out themselves, how do these people find those communists?

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Re:Co-founder Joe Lonsdale: Palantir was founded to kill com... by Gud on Tuesday January 06, 2026 @03:09PM (#46517923)

Presumably in a communist party meeting.

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