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How about you try getting uninvited from a conference getting called a "bigot" for supporting the wrong politician? I hear it feels great. Really makes you consider the other side's arguments dispassionately and clearly.
I'm so glad that you equate me fearing for my safety the same as you getting kicked out of your tech conference. You were so victimized I'm sorry.
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It would be easier to list her positions I don't like. Off the top of my head only the Patriot act and Snowden come to mind. Keep in mind that I'm fiercely pragmatic, and so things that I would like to happen in a perfect world I don't hold as a political position because of how unlikely it is to happen. As far as Bernie goes, some of his stated positions seemed to be a little too disconnected from reality. Like his…
> "It would be easier to list her positions I don't like. Off the top of my head only the Patriot act and Snowden come to mind. Keep in mind that I'm fiercely pragmatic, and so things that I would like to happen in a perfect world I don't hold as a political position because of how unlikely it is to happen." So do you like Hilary Clinton's support for fracking? Do you see that as a pragmatic choice? How about Wall St…
Yes, actually. Fracking is a reasonable part of a platform for fighting climate change. It absolutely is the pragmatic choice as it allows local production of natural gas with a lesser environmental impact than the coal or oil it replaces.
>she thinks it's best if Wall Street regulates itself
She didn't say that. If you're referring to her speeches, she said that Wall street should be a part of developing regulation since they know the business the best. That's a straight-up no brainer.
>How about her support for TPP
Anti-free trade is the left's climate change denial. There are things to dislike about the TPP, most of which has nothing to do with trade itself, and for these reasons she's come out against it.
>Bernie laid out how he was going to pay for it.
And his plans were widely panned as requiring completely impossible GDP growth and otherwise severely lacking in details.
>tax-funded higher education systems
Yes, but they're not proposing to simply put the government on the hook for already outrageously overpriced institutions like ours. Also, other countries can do public funding because the available spots are restricted. Such restrictions on who are allowed a college education are a non-starter in the U.S.
There is clear precedent for YC taking a political stand by uninviting investors. Only five years ago, Paul Graham was willing to uninvite investors from Demo Day based on their support for the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). https://techcrunch.com/2011/12/22/paul-graham-sopa-supportin... Paul asked, "If these companies are so clueless about technology that they think SOPA is a good idea, how could they be good invest…
IMO, you can even disregard all of Trump's dirty laundry in this calculation. He is openly calling into doubt the result of this election before it's even happened, asking supporters to intimidate voters, and suggesting the entire election is "rigged". He is attempting to undermine democracy in the country and I'm not sure you need a single additional reason to object to anyone who supports him. Thiel, of course, doe…
Please, spare us the pearl-clutching. You're only fooling people who don't know their history.
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> "It would be easier to list her positions I don't like. Off the top of my head only the Patriot act and Snowden come to mind. Keep in mind that I'm fiercely pragmatic, and so things that I would like to happen in a perfect world I don't hold as a political position because of how unlikely it is to happen." So do you like Hilary Clinton's support for fracking? Do you see that as a pragmatic choice? How about Wall St…
>So do you like Hilary Clinton's support for fracking? Yes, actually. Fracking is a reasonable part of a platform for fighting climate change. It absolutely is the pragmatic choice as it allows local production of natural gas with a lesser environmental impact than the coal or oil it replaces. >she thinks it's best if Wall Street regulates itself She didn't say that. If you're referring to her speeches, she said that…
> And his plans were widely panned as requiring completely impossible GDP growth and otherwise severely lacking in details."
What details are you aware of regarding the funding plans Bernie had for free college tuition and free-at-the-point-of-use healthcare?