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Thiel urges Republicans to back off 'culture wars
politico.com ^ | July 21, 2016 | Tony Romm

Posted on 07/21/2016 8:25:51 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper

Technology investor Peter Thiel implored Republicans from the convention stage on Thursday against waging "culture wars" on lesbian, gay and transgender communities, mere days after the GOP approved a national platform that defines marriage as between “one man and one woman.” Thiel, who himself is gay, stressed that "every American has a unique identity." He said attempts to require transgender Americans to use particular bathrooms is a "distraction from our real problem." And in a first for a GOP convention, the Facebook board member and PayPal co-founder drew attention to his own sexuality: "I am proud to be gay, I am proud to be a Republican, but most of all, I am proud to be an American," he said.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Philosophy; Politics/Elections; Russia
KEYWORDS: 2016issues; 2016rncconvention; culturewars; falsepride; gay; gaypride; gaypridematters; gayvote; homosexualagenda; pride; rnc; thiel; trump
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1 posted on 07/21/2016 8:25:51 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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To: Berlin_Freeper

The real problem is sickos like Peter Thiel.


2 posted on 07/21/2016 8:27:17 PM PDT by FreedomStar3028 (Somebody has to step forward and do what is right because it is right, otherwise no one will follow.)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Unelected judges gave me rights and privileges.

Don’t touch them now...


3 posted on 07/21/2016 8:28:23 PM PDT by 2banana (My common ground with terrorists - they want to die for islam and we want to kill them)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

My issue is all the babies being killed. I made some enemies tonight on Facebook over that. It just makes my blood boil that people think somehow climate change and $15 minimum wage is more important than babies. grrrrrr.


4 posted on 07/21/2016 8:29:09 PM PDT by Mercat (Boredom is a problem on the inside. And happiness, too, is an inside job.)
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To: FreedomStar3028

Thiel doesn’t mind pushing is gay culture war.

But Republicans - Stop!


5 posted on 07/21/2016 8:29:22 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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To: Berlin_Freeper

It’s not a “culture war,” dickwad, when you reject a sicko lifestyle!

It’s called a “moral code.” Maybe we could explain the concept to you sometime.


6 posted on 07/21/2016 8:32:01 PM PDT by Redbob (#BlackLiesMatter)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Sodomy is filthy and dangerous, regardless of whatever Mr. Thiel says to the contrary.


7 posted on 07/21/2016 8:32:49 PM PDT by MSF BU (Support the troops: Join Them.)
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To: Mercat

A country that embraces abortion and gay marriage will never be America.

All we can do is pray for revival.


8 posted on 07/21/2016 8:34:58 PM PDT by donna (No one should be allowed to become a citizen or even a resident if they support Sharia Law.)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Too bad.

We use Peter Thiel's colored font here all the time.

He offers this magnificent colorizer for free.




9 posted on 07/21/2016 8:35:09 PM PDT by onyx (DONATE MONTHLY because YOU POST HERE! VOTE TRUMP, at least once!)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Thiel really doesn’t understand that a nation CANNOT mock God.

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom.


10 posted on 07/21/2016 8:37:14 PM PDT by fishtank (The denial of original sin is the root of liberalism.)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

In other words, don’t fight back against the culture wars waged against the rest of us for decades. Screw you, Thiel.


11 posted on 07/21/2016 8:40:16 PM PDT by Noumenon (We owe them nothing: not respect, not loyalty, not obedience.)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

I actually took Thiel’s words to mean that liberals’ ongoing diatribes about the need for gender neutral bathrooms was senseless.


12 posted on 07/21/2016 8:42:42 PM PDT by ConservativeMind (If 0bama had a son...he would be killing people.)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Who’s waging a war on homosexuals? What they do is their business. We just don’t want a one-size-fits-all policy in which businesses and churches have to go along with it at the gunpoint of federal judges.


13 posted on 07/21/2016 8:46:04 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Moderate Muslims are the fansf cheering for blood during a hockey game)
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To: fishtank

Yes, let GOD render the justice and vengeance.


14 posted on 07/21/2016 8:47:23 PM PDT by Parmy (II don't know how to past the images.)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Why was he even allowed to speak on stage? There are better tech business leaders who are actually conservative, and all Thiel did was whine about Christian values.


15 posted on 07/21/2016 8:49:00 PM PDT by Objective Scrutator (All liberals are criminals, and all criminals are liberals)
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To: FreedomStar3028
The real problem is sickos like Peter Thiel.

Right, the real problem is billionaire conservatives who have created thousands of well-paying jobs and who just happen to be gay. I really couldn't care less - Thiel backs Trump and he's done far more for America than either you or I.
16 posted on 07/21/2016 8:50:07 PM PDT by AnotherUnixGeek
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Thiel is a great example of an immigrant who has helped keep America at the cutting edge. People like him will help make America great again. Whether he is gay or straight makes no difference in what he has done. If he wants to wear it on his sleeve that is his choice. If he wants to push his philosophy politically then he will get pushback but at this point he says he is much more interested in more important causes.


17 posted on 07/21/2016 8:51:02 PM PDT by palmer (Net "neutrality" = Obama turning the internet over to foreign enemies)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

How much farther could they back off, then they are now? They are pretty much ahead of the Dems on LGBT now.


18 posted on 07/21/2016 8:52:45 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: AnotherUnixGeek

So....what. He sticks his penis in anal cavities, and says he is proud to do it. Congratulations, you support sodomy.


19 posted on 07/21/2016 8:57:26 PM PDT by FreedomStar3028 (Somebody has to step forward and do what is right because it is right, otherwise no one will follow.)
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To: AnotherUnixGeek

Agreed


20 posted on 07/21/2016 8:59:33 PM PDT by stuck_in_new_orleans
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