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This is 900% rationalization.

> When you see him and his followers advocating misogyny, racism, xenophobia, homophobia, aggressiveness, and basically all the other -isms and -obias, it becomes much harder to "see the other side" of the debate

The exact same argument could be convincingly used to discriminate against members of the two largest organized religions. Are you also going to ask potential hires who they voted for at the last election too?



Thiel is not simply voting for Trump, he's actively trying to help get him elected (first with an appearance at the RNC and then to the tune of 1.25m). And that's after the "hot mic" tape. Which means that Thiel thinks the propensity for commiting sexual assault should not be a disqualifying feature of a presidential candidate.




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