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highplainsdem

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Reply to Mr. Sparkle (Original post)

Sun Jan 12, 2025, 09:22 AM

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Trump Ally Peter Thiel's Op-Ed Turns Heads for Being 'Beyond Nuts' [View all] Mr. Sparkle 13 hrs ago OP

He's Afrikaner. They are evil AND nuts. ratchiweenie 12 hrs ago #1

Afrikaaners reversed Apartheid. Throwing blanket prejudicial condemnations over ethnic groups is Bernardo de La Paz 12 hrs ago #6

Sorry but while they changed their laws it would not appear ratchiweenie 12 hrs ago #7

You seem to miss that it is the prejudice expressed by your automatic condemnation of people Bernardo de La Paz 11 hrs ago #9

But it was the Afrikaaner-based National Party that won power in 1948 that introduced apartheid muriel_volestrangler 11 hrs ago #10

Yes. We both object strenuously to Apartheid. But positing "if A then automatically B" is pre-judging Bernardo de La Paz 11 hrs ago #11

They seem to have more than their share of nuts. So do we. paleotn 9 hrs ago #23

Our rich white male overloads are batshit crazy. Irish_Dem 12 hrs ago #2

Steve Bannon: "Peter Thiel, David Sacks, Elon Musk, are all white South Africans." sop 12 hrs ago #3

Steve Bannon as anti racist? Who knew? wnylib 11 hrs ago #12

Bannon will argue he's not a racist, he's just virulently anti-H-1B. sop 11 hrs ago #14

He insists that's an econimic issue having to do with employing Americans over H1B visa holders. I think there may be ratchiweenie 10 hrs ago #16

He may actually be telling the truth regarding whathehell 9 hrs ago #24

Yet another example of why we must stop valuing money over decency. Think. Again. 12 hrs ago #4

Reconciliation is not congruent to capitulation. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz 12 hrs ago #5

will you believe any "truth" that comes out of a trump commission? rampartd 12 hrs ago #8

Thiel is the leading edge of libertarian tech bro culture Renew Deal 11 hrs ago #13

Thiel is "likely more sophisticated in his thought process." dchill 9 hrs ago #22

Thread about this two days ago: highplainsdem 11 hrs ago #15

Thiel and his royalists Beck23 10 hrs ago #17

And lest we forget, Theil is JD Vance's sugardaddy. bluesbassman 10 hrs ago #18

Yes. Thiel and his cronies bought this presidency. yardwork 10 hrs ago #20

What they hell is wrong with Afrikaners? paleotn 10 hrs ago #19

Peter Thiel, the master of ponderous pretentiousness. Borogove 10 hrs ago #21

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