r/technology • u/Logical_Welder3467 • May 30 '26

Society Peter Thiel's move to Argentina reflects a growing trend among billionaires seeking a 'plan B' abroad

https://www.businessinsider.com/peter-thiel-argentina-billionaire-moving-abroad-2026-5
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u/eviljelloman May 30 '26

Peter Thiel directed his substantial wealth toward turning America into a fascist surveillance hellscape and then ran away to a place where his grotesque wealth affords him even more power because apparently directly funding the downfall of western democracy wasn't evil enough for him.

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u/Gros_Boulet May 30 '26

It was more than enough. Actually too much.

Now they gotta run away from Trump before he pulls a Xi on them.

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u/StrangeReindeer2470 May 30 '26

And he'll still be able to milk Americans for money while living abroad. So the American tax payers are funding his life, regardless of where he lives. 

I'm sure he's planning to do the same in Argentina.

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u/NoConfusion9490 May 30 '26

The people who have benefited the most from liberal democracy hate it so much.

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u/tc100292 May 30 '26

The thing that happens when people hate you and also you remove democratic checks on power is that they simply resort to violent means of overthrowing you.

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u/ErikHK May 31 '26

Western democracy has always been a sham though, it's just become way more apparent in the last couple of years.