Joe Lonsdale Calls for Public Hangings
4 days ago
- #authoritarianism
- #Silicon Valley
- #state violence
- Joe Lonsdale, a billionaire and co-founder of Palantir, advocates for public hangings and draconian punishments in the U.S.
- Lonsdale's comments were in response to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's tweets about bombing drug smuggling boats, which critics call potential war crimes.
- The exchange highlights a growing trend among tech elites fetishizing state violence and authoritarian leadership.
- Historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat, an expert on authoritarianism, will discuss these trends in a live chat, referencing her book 'Strongmen'.
- The author's upcoming book, 'The Nerd Reich', explores Silicon Valley's radicalization and its threat to democracy.