[wils1245]

Gee if you buy into that narrative you might just like... Peter Thiel’s new media company!

You are vastly underplaying the amount of power an (unelected) man of Thiel’s wealth and political connections has to shape the direction of our democracy. He wants power, knows perfectly well what he wants to do with it, and cares very little what anyone has to say about it. The only, very limited recourse a citizen has are boycotts and petitions to reduce that power.

[johng]

So if you disagree with someone's political views and you want to reduce that power it should be fair game to try to have that person fired from their job? At what point do you draw the line?

[sbinthree]

Liberals are afraid of the power of the elites as a force of evil. Conservatives are afraid of the power of the masses as a force of evil.

Are you sure that democracy is better for the people you consider oppressed?

[johng]

I would have said 10 years ago you may have been right. Now I would say that most of the most vocal liberals (granted, thats just the majority we hear about) aren't just afraid of the power of the elites, but are afraid of anyone who disagrees with them. Once you disagree with them on anything, you are fair game for retaliation. That to me, by definition, isn't someone who is liberal. Though, they use that word to describe themselves just the same.