Thank you, Jim - brilliant article. What worries me most is the naivete in the American psyche that enables trust and admiration in soulless people like Thiel. In prior decades it was admiration of soulless people like JP Morgan and John D. Rockefeller. Americans are by and large tragically naive about recognizing how social engineering and marketing shapes our own thinking and feeling, and traps us. Our nation needs a major wake-up call to recognize sociopathy BEFORE it takes over, and imprison it. Perhaps this is what the horror of the Cheeto serves - to blatantly show Americans what sociopathy is and why we must prevent its rise to power. May we wake up and fight for democracy.
Excellent article Jim. One wonders though, if Theil values competence above all else, why he us still so supportive of the tRump regime, which even in its destructiveness is so incompetent. Perhaps Chaos is the point.
These are indeed the scary end of times they talk about. Yet it’s these characters that are bringing it on. Getting trump to dismantle the government of a superpower shows you how dangerous they really are. Thanks Jim I share your concerns and I hope against hope that people will take it seriously because it’s not a game of one-up-man-ship anymore more. It’s our new reality. Keep us informed because as they say information is power.
Thiel is one sick puppy! What he espouses is a grift that allows him to justify the means to attaining the end he wants. Yet the end is just as twisted as the means. He cites power as “happiness.” I’ve not ever seen a more dispirited bunch! But if power brings happiness, why do these people seem to not ever have enough power, always seeking more - and more and more money. Think they’ve got it all backwards. 🇨🇦
Last night there was something up about Thiel dissing the Pope, tried to comment on it. It disappeared. Seems to be a very confused person, a libertarian Nazi, generally a control tripper, in fact his little speech about control is awfully similar to things William S. Burroughs said about control addiction. The difference is, Burroughs saw control addicts as an "anti human enemy," while Thiel see them as heroes. Incompetent evil (the current visible regime in DC) will get us all killed through bungling. Thiel wants to with his corporate "competence" do it systematically and intentionally. That's why it's really his gang, and not the clown show running things.
This quote you had from Thiel: “If you’re evil, you’re at least competent.
And if you’re evil, you’re not bad.
And therefore maybe you’re actually kind of good because you’re at least getting something done.” made me instantly think of the anime Death Note. Thiel reminds me of the protagonist Light (a psychopathic killer) who basically follows this same type of thinking. Wonder if he watched it and thought Light was a good role model.
This guy is another soulless individual who does not believe in our Democracy.. he has stated that he and others are over that ideology, he feels that people should be governed by the ultra wealthy. He and his associates do not believe in a multi cultural and multi faith Democracy.
Can amyone get inside the mind of gay NAZIs? Thiel and Bessent are married to men, GRINDR, a gay "dating" app is flooded whereever and whenever there is Republican conference or rally.
There is deceased Lindsey Graham whose nick was "ladybugs" because of spots on his "taint"
And there are conservative gays like Andrew Sullivan, a outspoken Catholic in a ideology that condemns him.
Finally the leadership of the Stiurmabeitlung, S.A., from Ernst Roehm on down were gay, and during the night of the long knives were shot by the S.S.while in bed with their lovers.
The stereotype of homosexuals as limp wristed fags is all wrong, while DRAG queens and effeminate gays exist, the vast majority or testosterone fueled macho's, you know like Whiskey Pete Headcase.
Like the Village People and leather men.
This is not a homophobic screed either, I am definitely, as John Fuegelsang says, Gay adjacent.
He’s a psychopath first. And probably hates himself & anyone else for being gay. Maybe we should ask his last boyfriend. Oh wait. These billionaires in power aren’t like us. They use the culture wars as weapons against us to win the class war & keep all their money & power. We outnumber them by a lot. It’s all of us until it’s none of us being threatened by these monsters.
The "boy" in "boyfriend" is doing some really heavy lifting here, at least if he's an Epstein-class elite. And there's no reason to thing he isn't what with such blurred lines between his notions of good and evil.
How about this, Thiel, Musk and others who consider themselves masters of the world, don't consider us or anyone else, other than their "club" to be human.
Do you think that the Barons, Lords of the manor considered the serfs to be human?
They are sociopaths, and most are psychopaths, completely devoid of empathy and the ability to relate to anyone. They see their peers as competition, even enemies or as Stephen Colbert said "frienemies"
To become that rich and powerful one has to be a psychopath. Google list of psycopath professions, you will be surprised. Law enforcement, surgeons are near or at the top.
Although I’m never a man nor a gay man, I recall the 1970 and 80’s in NY. The clubs by the river. The baths. Then aids. It’s not a culture known for being kind or anything like the other gay culture that exists as families and married, committed life we see now. Great questions. And, just another er comment on the subject, I think as terrible as men can be to women, they can be even worse to men.
I lived in the Bay area in the late 80's and early 90's. Lived in santa Cruz, spent weekends in the city (San Francisco) including the Castro, had gay friends, even attended the wedding of a gay priest, knew transsexuals as friends, old SDS, includiing Weathermen (they were actually two lesbians).
Had lunch with Angela Davis, along with 7 other members of the union, set up the auditorium for a speech by Gloria Steinem
And here is the kicker, before I moved to Santa Cruz, I was a right wing extremist.
It was the move to Santa Cruz, what they call in AA a geographic, that resulted in my change of attitude, as I met and was befriended by people whom I had otherwise deplored.
Like any culture there are variations of a theme., whether they are "unkind" is something else, BDSM is mostly a straight affliction. To my knowledge gays aren't into BDSM, but straight males certainly are.
I worked with a professsional DRAG queen, by pro I mean did acts on stage or in clubs. Stage name Ineeda Richman.
I would go to the Blue Lagoon or on occasion to a gay bar in Salinas to watch "her" act, and from time to time, met "straight" males, usually traveling salesmen, trolling for a gay hook up, mostly for blow jobs, which enabled them to think that they weren't gay.
I had many attempts to pick me up,,by me a drink, I was in recovery and only drank Callistoga. a carbonated water. That never bothered me, I would tell them that I was straight and not at all interested in the penis, and that would be that, then from then on some interesting conversations.
Bdsm, is or was the gay thing, and toung in cheek memorialized by the YMCA song. Pre aids, you bet. Of course not all and loads of cosplay. Also NY and San Fran can be quite different socially.
As an artist and dancer my classmates and in my professional life was easily dominated by gays generally. The focus of such a career usually focuses a person outside any nuclear style family. My best friend, a woman turned to stripping and fell into hooking, cause she “needed the money.” She’s kinda my x best friend as she liked getting hit. That was like 45 years ago. Anyway. It’s a big universe out there.
Thank you, Jim - brilliant article. What worries me most is the naivete in the American psyche that enables trust and admiration in soulless people like Thiel. In prior decades it was admiration of soulless people like JP Morgan and John D. Rockefeller. Americans are by and large tragically naive about recognizing how social engineering and marketing shapes our own thinking and feeling, and traps us. Our nation needs a major wake-up call to recognize sociopathy BEFORE it takes over, and imprison it. Perhaps this is what the horror of the Cheeto serves - to blatantly show Americans what sociopathy is and why we must prevent its rise to power. May we wake up and fight for democracy.
I can't fucking stand Peter Fucking S-theil. He's a blight on planet Earth
Jesus Christ
Unfree Peter!
Excellent article Jim. One wonders though, if Theil values competence above all else, why he us still so supportive of the tRump regime, which even in its destructiveness is so incompetent. Perhaps Chaos is the point.
These are indeed the scary end of times they talk about. Yet it’s these characters that are bringing it on. Getting trump to dismantle the government of a superpower shows you how dangerous they really are. Thanks Jim I share your concerns and I hope against hope that people will take it seriously because it’s not a game of one-up-man-ship anymore more. It’s our new reality. Keep us informed because as they say information is power.
"These are not companies or people; but weapons in his war to destroy Western civilization."
Wow Jim, one of your most powerful (and upsetting) pieces.
And his "efficiency" to infiltrate into the heart of our country makes it feel existential and I'm kinda' scared shitless, just sayin'.
I wonder what mommy really thinks
Thiel is one sick puppy! What he espouses is a grift that allows him to justify the means to attaining the end he wants. Yet the end is just as twisted as the means. He cites power as “happiness.” I’ve not ever seen a more dispirited bunch! But if power brings happiness, why do these people seem to not ever have enough power, always seeking more - and more and more money. Think they’ve got it all backwards. 🇨🇦
Last night there was something up about Thiel dissing the Pope, tried to comment on it. It disappeared. Seems to be a very confused person, a libertarian Nazi, generally a control tripper, in fact his little speech about control is awfully similar to things William S. Burroughs said about control addiction. The difference is, Burroughs saw control addicts as an "anti human enemy," while Thiel see them as heroes. Incompetent evil (the current visible regime in DC) will get us all killed through bungling. Thiel wants to with his corporate "competence" do it systematically and intentionally. That's why it's really his gang, and not the clown show running things.
I agree Dan
This quote you had from Thiel: “If you’re evil, you’re at least competent.
And if you’re evil, you’re not bad.
And therefore maybe you’re actually kind of good because you’re at least getting something done.” made me instantly think of the anime Death Note. Thiel reminds me of the protagonist Light (a psychopathic killer) who basically follows this same type of thinking. Wonder if he watched it and thought Light was a good role model.
Nailed it!
This guy is another soulless individual who does not believe in our Democracy.. he has stated that he and others are over that ideology, he feels that people should be governed by the ultra wealthy. He and his associates do not believe in a multi cultural and multi faith Democracy.
Thiel is unhinged, dead inside. If the eyes are the windows to the soul, there's no there there.
The uber incel.
🔥🔥🔥ty
Can amyone get inside the mind of gay NAZIs? Thiel and Bessent are married to men, GRINDR, a gay "dating" app is flooded whereever and whenever there is Republican conference or rally.
There is deceased Lindsey Graham whose nick was "ladybugs" because of spots on his "taint"
And there are conservative gays like Andrew Sullivan, a outspoken Catholic in a ideology that condemns him.
Finally the leadership of the Stiurmabeitlung, S.A., from Ernst Roehm on down were gay, and during the night of the long knives were shot by the S.S.while in bed with their lovers.
The stereotype of homosexuals as limp wristed fags is all wrong, while DRAG queens and effeminate gays exist, the vast majority or testosterone fueled macho's, you know like Whiskey Pete Headcase.
Like the Village People and leather men.
This is not a homophobic screed either, I am definitely, as John Fuegelsang says, Gay adjacent.
He’s a psychopath first. And probably hates himself & anyone else for being gay. Maybe we should ask his last boyfriend. Oh wait. These billionaires in power aren’t like us. They use the culture wars as weapons against us to win the class war & keep all their money & power. We outnumber them by a lot. It’s all of us until it’s none of us being threatened by these monsters.
The "boy" in "boyfriend" is doing some really heavy lifting here, at least if he's an Epstein-class elite. And there's no reason to thing he isn't what with such blurred lines between his notions of good and evil.
He was 35 & died suspiciously after plummeting from a Miami high rise. He was admittedly a ‘kept man’. Maybe I should have used that label 🤷♀️.
How about this, Thiel, Musk and others who consider themselves masters of the world, don't consider us or anyone else, other than their "club" to be human.
Do you think that the Barons, Lords of the manor considered the serfs to be human?
They are sociopaths, and most are psychopaths, completely devoid of empathy and the ability to relate to anyone. They see their peers as competition, even enemies or as Stephen Colbert said "frienemies"
To become that rich and powerful one has to be a psychopath. Google list of psycopath professions, you will be surprised. Law enforcement, surgeons are near or at the top.
Then there is Bari Weiss…further proof your sexuality may have nothing to do with the degree to which you will sell out
I don't know Bari's sexuality, don't care either, and don't know what her sexuality might have to do with the subject at hand.
However she is a disgusting bitch, an ass kissing toadie and that is why she was hired.
Although I’m never a man nor a gay man, I recall the 1970 and 80’s in NY. The clubs by the river. The baths. Then aids. It’s not a culture known for being kind or anything like the other gay culture that exists as families and married, committed life we see now. Great questions. And, just another er comment on the subject, I think as terrible as men can be to women, they can be even worse to men.
I lived in the Bay area in the late 80's and early 90's. Lived in santa Cruz, spent weekends in the city (San Francisco) including the Castro, had gay friends, even attended the wedding of a gay priest, knew transsexuals as friends, old SDS, includiing Weathermen (they were actually two lesbians).
Had lunch with Angela Davis, along with 7 other members of the union, set up the auditorium for a speech by Gloria Steinem
And here is the kicker, before I moved to Santa Cruz, I was a right wing extremist.
It was the move to Santa Cruz, what they call in AA a geographic, that resulted in my change of attitude, as I met and was befriended by people whom I had otherwise deplored.
Like any culture there are variations of a theme., whether they are "unkind" is something else, BDSM is mostly a straight affliction. To my knowledge gays aren't into BDSM, but straight males certainly are.
I worked with a professsional DRAG queen, by pro I mean did acts on stage or in clubs. Stage name Ineeda Richman.
I would go to the Blue Lagoon or on occasion to a gay bar in Salinas to watch "her" act, and from time to time, met "straight" males, usually traveling salesmen, trolling for a gay hook up, mostly for blow jobs, which enabled them to think that they weren't gay.
I had many attempts to pick me up,,by me a drink, I was in recovery and only drank Callistoga. a carbonated water. That never bothered me, I would tell them that I was straight and not at all interested in the penis, and that would be that, then from then on some interesting conversations.
Bdsm, is or was the gay thing, and toung in cheek memorialized by the YMCA song. Pre aids, you bet. Of course not all and loads of cosplay. Also NY and San Fran can be quite different socially.
As an artist and dancer my classmates and in my professional life was easily dominated by gays generally. The focus of such a career usually focuses a person outside any nuclear style family. My best friend, a woman turned to stripping and fell into hooking, cause she “needed the money.” She’s kinda my x best friend as she liked getting hit. That was like 45 years ago. Anyway. It’s a big universe out there.