Does YC have a page of their particular positions on various political matters which guides their decisions on which non-profits to support and which ones not to? I'm genuinely interested in reading a "platform" as it were on what YC believes and is willing to support.
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#22I thought the "A" in ACLU stood for American.
And where do you think Silicon Valley is, or where YCombinator is based?
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#23How long till Peter Thiel breaks ties with y-combinator?
Not soon enough.
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#24Any word on whether or not this was planned, or is this a reaction to recent events? If the latter, then I can't help but feel that this is just politically conveninent. The alternative is worse (not giving any funding), but hey, I feel what I feel.
My view would be more that it was unclear _how necessary_ this was before January. I think a lot of people, pundits and politicians included, expected a certain amount of moderation, which hasn't really happened. I'd put this move as an ounce of prevention, personally. And what's the alternative, not to do this? I don't see how that could be counterproductive.
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#25How long till Peter Thiel breaks ties with y-combinator?
Hopefully it happens the other way around, no?
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#26How long till Peter Thiel breaks ties with y-combinator?
Too long.
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#28Is this the first time ycombinator.com has funded a group involved in politics?
Directly yes, but indirectly an YC partner (Peter Thiel) has funded Trump.
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They defend the KKK's rights to free speech, not their abhorrent views. Protecting freedom of speech and the press is increasingly necessary in today's world, given how vocal Trump and his staffers are about shutting down dissenting views.
Also, I see that you are a new account. You should read up on the standards for discussion here on Hackernews.
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#30Does the ACLU have any new product/entrepreneurial goals for the future? Without, it would seem this is a somewhat unusual association.
The new product is called "civil liberties." I signed up for their mailing list. I hope I get invited to the beta!