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Members of the KKK, as citizens, have civil liberties whether one likes them or not.
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#32Is this the first time ycombinator.com has funded a group involved in politics?
How do you classify, say, reddit?
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#33The ACLU sometimes supports a worthy cause, but it's basically just a left-leaning political organization. I understand that's particularly trendy right now, and anyone who supports Trump is a pariah in Silicon Valley... but come on.
Would YC be donating directly to the Democratic party if that got the same favorable tax treatment?
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LOL at all the liberals giving money to a group that defends the constitution, how silly is that amirite?
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#35Any 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.
There must be a misunderstanding. I'm not saying that we shouldn't do this. I'm just hoping that Ycombinator isn't simply being reactive. Even if they are, it's better than nothing, but generally speaking, for things like this, they're done far in advance, no?
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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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The actions of some groups defended by the ACLU are pretty unsavory (like the Westboro Baptist Church), but if anything that shows how true they are to their mission of fighting to protect our rights, regardless of ideology, and that's nothing but commendable.
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#38Is 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.
From http://blog.samaltman.com/the-2016-election
"Peter is a part-time partner at YC, meaning he spends a small fraction of his time advising YC companies, does not have a vote in how YC is run, and in his case waives the equity part-time partners normally get."
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#40Is this the first time ycombinator.com has funded a group involved in politics?
How do you classify, say, reddit?
Reddit is a startup in the sense of http://www.paulgraham.com/growth.html
The ACLU probably isn't, and I think the parent's question is whether YC has funded any other companies of the same type.