I think at some point peter till makes the statement that freedom and democracy are incompatible. And i think this is part of what hel believes, and i think we're seeing those beliefs kind of coincide with an authoritarian cant o moment in our politics. We saw it with trump, and we're seeing it with some of the candidates he's supporting,. who are in a lot of ways, hostile to democracy. I think teal has an actual hostility to democracy. He famously, markokeberg is basely the absolute dictator of facebook, right? He can't be fired by the board. He will control it forever. Do i have that right? There you go. Ok.
From politicians to podcasters, one man’s money unites the New Right. Bloomberg’s Max Chafkin explains how Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel is shaping the fledgling conservative movement in his own image.
This episode was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Paul Mounsey and Efim Shapiro, and hosted by Noel King.
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