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    1. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 11 Oct 2016
      Replying to @dhh

      Peter is eccentric, but earnest. He seems to have a blind spot about Trump's character, but he is no surrogate.

      14 replies 6 retweets 38 likes
    2. DHH‏Verified account @dhh 11 Oct 2016
      Replying to @paulg

      Great you strongly oppose Trump, but the lack of congruence with a registered Trump delegate in your YC inner circle is deafening.

      9 replies 9 retweets 188 likes
    3. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 11 Oct 2016
      Replying to @dhh

      Do you mean YC should cut ties to Peter because of his political views? It seems to me that's the sort of thing we're fighting against.

      11 replies 7 retweets 112 likes
    4. DHH‏Verified account @dhh 11 Oct 2016
      Replying to @paulg

      Would David Duke be welcome as a YC partner if he had money to invest and a sympathetic vision for startups?

      5 replies 12 retweets 119 likes
    5. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 11 Oct 2016
      Replying to @dhh

      Before I leave this thread I should clear up a few misconceptions you have seem to have.

      1 reply 0 retweets 7 likes
    6. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 11 Oct 2016
      Replying to @paulg @dhh

      Peter is not a YC partner. He is a "part time partner," which means he does occasional office hours.

      4 replies 2 retweets 18 likes
    7. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 11 Oct 2016
      Replying to @paulg @dhh

      And it is no longer my decision who's part of YC, which is why I have to talk about this in the subjunctive.

      1 reply 0 retweets 18 likes
    8. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 11 Oct 2016
      Replying to @paulg @dhh

      If I were still running YC though, I'd be very leery of ditching people for their political views.

      5 replies 4 retweets 67 likes
    9. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 11 Oct 2016
      Replying to @paulg @dhh

      Obviously there is a line, and I'd never want David Duke, but Peter is not David Duke.

      3 replies 0 retweets 28 likes
    10. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 11 Oct 2016
      Replying to @paulg @dhh

      Peter seems to me more like American leftists who misguidedly idolized Stalin in the 1930s and 40s.

      7 replies 4 retweets 63 likes
      Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 11 Oct 2016
      Replying to @paulg @dhh

      There is a name for saying those people should be fired: it is called McCarthyism.

      4:29 AM - 11 Oct 2016
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      6 replies 2 retweets 71 likes
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        2. DHH‏Verified account @dhh 11 Oct 2016
          Replying to @paulg

          Wait, just thought we clarified that some political work, like that of Duke, wouldn't be welcome with you. That McCarthyism or not?

          3 replies 1 retweet 50 likes
        3. Marco Pariente-Cohen‏ @MarkyPc3 11 Oct 2016
          Replying to @dhh @paulg

          perception is easily skewed by even the knowledge of one's political stance. It's an easy source of upset and offense.

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        1. Ankush Aggarwal‏ @aaggarwal9 15 Oct 2016
          Replying to @paulg @dhh

          McCarthyism was about false accusations and smearing. With Peter Thiel, no smearing necessary.

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        1. Dottie Dairymilk, Cow of Mystery‏ @viragoergosum 15 Oct 2016
          Replying to @paulg @dhh

          no -- McCarthyism was McCarthyism -- not associating with folks you don't like is good common sense -- you must like him

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