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7) Also, PG and I have contibutred more this election cycle than Peter has (as far as we know).

8) I don't ascribe all beliefs politicians hold to their supporters, although sometimes that really gets tested.

9) Sometimes the hardest and most important thing is to sit down with a friend and try to teach instead of yelling.

10) All that said, I understand why emotions are as high as they are about this, and I understand though disagree with people who cut ties.

@sama Why do you think we cut ties? I'm trying to suss out if what you understand is accurate.

@EricaJoy I think it's draining and sometimes dangerous to engage, and that sometimes it feels beyond hope. I feel that myself often.

@EricaJoy And sometimes a position a candidate holds is so abhorrent it feels impossible to consider anything else.

@sama Trump has all but said he wants to destroy our democracy and replace it with authoritarian dictatorship. This is not mere "opinion"…1/

@sama We're not talking "diversity of opinion" here, we're talking hate speech and open threats to fundamental human rights & democracy. 2/…

@sama If not at all this, where WOULD you draw the line? What *more* heinous things does a candidate have to do for you to draw this line?

@sama We mostly abolished slavery & the KKK etc. precisely *because* we outlawed & purged their supporters from our society/communities. 4/4

Genuine question, @sama: how are female, LatinX, black or brown founders supposed to feel okay at YCombinator under this kind of leadership?

.@sama @jhamby In finance, diversification puts a larger weight on the most-widely-regarded cos. You only give TINY weight to wackos.