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Thiel was a cofounder of payments group PayPal and Palantir, a defence contractor known for mass surveillance and criticised heavily for its “strategic partnership” with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in its assault on Gaza.

A leaked schedule for the “retreat” hosted by Dialog, an invitation-only group cofounded 20 years ago by Thiel and entrepreneur Auren Hoffman, featured discussions on topics including preparations for a third world war, battlefield technologies, nuclear energy and cult-building.

Totally normal, nothing to see here. Just a business meeting!

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[–] Zwuzelmaus@feddit.org 31 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

nuclear energy and cult-building.

These two that make every child's birthday party a success!

/s

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 weeks ago

I've seen that in the old Planet of Apes!

[–] kurcatovium@piefed.social 1 points 2 weeks ago

Same as Thiel himself along with his buddies like Donnie or Epstein /s

[–] AnalogAllamma@lemmy.world 28 points 2 weeks ago

Peter Thiel = The Reptile (anagram)

[–] 20cello@lemmy.world 27 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Just throw them on the streets and let the people take care of them, bare hands

[–] 1984@lemmy.today 21 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Honestly I'm starting to feel like that. They are driving humanity into hell.

[–] QuantumSparkles@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I don’t want violence to be the answer to anything. But I also see that people with power have ironically endangered their physical wellbeing by dismantling proper democratic avenues for change and removal

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 week ago

The tree of Liberty...

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 26 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

One of the luxury-bunker preppers, that answered the question "how to make bodyguards/private army and service people not rebel you (not by treating them humanely, rolleyes)" with "make a cult with you at the center"?

This would track.

[–] ImgurRefugee114@reddthat.com 20 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)
[–] Avicenna@programming.dev 10 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

There are enough sub billionaires (almost a billionaire not quite) now that you can build a cult out of them, that is what is happening here.

And Politicians see this and they are like "we should get Palantir all over our country". Guess why...