Comment by SlinkyOnStairs

> Whenever I see Alex Karp speak I wonder why they can't even pretend to put on sheep's clothing.

Because shedding the sheepskin is the point. It's performative. A display of power.

It doesn't matter that Karp has destroyed his brain with cocaine, nor that he's a massive bigot. It's a signal. "We have won. You can't stop us".

> will likely lose all US revenue as soon as democratic check and balances are restored.

The gamble and taunt being that they're stating that this will not happen. Thiel has won. US democracy is dead. The moment Trump croaks they try to seize the fed entirely.

The actual miscalculation is deeper. They may seize the US government. It won't save them, they'll only drag it down with them.

Globalism is not some evil ploy by which [we all know exactly who they're accusing] try to subvert the US. It is the foundational mechanism of the US' imperialism. And in trying to unmake globalism, they're unmaking the American Empire.

Similarly with democracy. Democracy is not some weakness forced upon the west. It is the winning system of government after all others have collapsed. Even the smartest god-king is useless if all his advisors are coked out nutjobs. Thiel's idea of disposing of democracy will doom not only the US, but himself personally as well.