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Let me introduce you to some people who absolutely despise the left, and also really believe (or *really* hope) that Trump could take the next 4 years to dismantle democracy and claim some sort-of dictator/king-like position.
Let’s start with this guy:
Curtis Yarvin
Curtis Yarvin recently stated in an interview with the New York Times that “Democracy is done”, and I think you could say that he was almost ‘giddy’ at the thought: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/18/magazine/curtis-yarvin-interview.html
Yarvin co-founded the Neo-Reactionary Movement (also referred to as NRx or "Dark Enlightenment”), that advocates for the destruction of democracy and believes that in its place should be a tech-run monarchy. He has stated that America needs to get over its “dictator-phobia.” He is also known for re-coining the term "red-pill" to mean a rejection of liberal (or "woke") values. He has a big influence on the beliefs of many tech-bros in Silicon Valley as well as right-wing politicians. He wrote an essay called "The Butterfly Revolution", where he offers a blueprint for Trump's second term with the goal of dismantling democracy.
Yarvin has written extensively about the type of government that he believes should replace the US Federal Government: A series of “patches” or “network states” (or “freedom cities”) that are run by tech CEOs and companies. Some highlight from Yarvin's book "Patchwork" where he describes how these "states" should be run:
Connections to the Trump administration:
JD Vance mentioned being influenced by Curtis Yarvin on a podcast, and talked about how Yarvin's ideas specifically influenced his view on how Trump should approach his second term. He talks about Yarvin's idea called "RAGE" (Retire All Government Employees) that would later become "DOGE." Watch here.
Yarvin also mentioned in a recent interview that he had been texting Vance some ideas and had lunch with Michael Anton (a senior member of Trump’s State Department) the week of the inauguration. Read about it here: https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/01/30/curtis-yarvins-ideas-00201552
Next up:
Peter Thiel
Thiel is a entrepreneur and venture capitalist. He co-founded PayPal with Elon Musk, co-founded Palantir (a tech company that produces surveillance tools used by United States Intelligence Community (USIC) and United States Department of Defense), and the Founders Fund (who were the first to invest in Musk's SpaceX).
Thiel is a follower of Yarvin, and echoed Yarvin's belief that America should "move away" from Democracy in an essay where he stated that he "no longer believe that freedom and democracy are compatible.” He has also said “democracy, whatever that means, is exhausted and that we have to ask some questions very far outside the Overton window."
Connections to Trump:
Aside from the obvious Musk connections...
Thiel funded Trump's campaign for 2016 Presidential election, and was on the executive committee for Trump's transition team. JD Vance (it’s not a coincidence that both are a fan of Yarvin) and Vivek Ramaswamy also worked for Thiel at one of his companies, and he was their political mentor and investor when they transitioned into politics. Thiel donated $15 million dollars toward Vance's run for Congress (which was the largest donation from a single donor in Congress campaign history). In 2021, Thiel brought Vance to Mar-a-Lago to patch up his relationship with Trump.
Many former employees of Thiel’s Palantir have also landed jobs with Trump’s new administration.
Ran out of characters, so to be continued...
Let’s start with this guy:
Curtis Yarvin
Curtis Yarvin recently stated in an interview with the New York Times that “Democracy is done”, and I think you could say that he was almost ‘giddy’ at the thought: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/18/magazine/curtis-yarvin-interview.html
Yarvin co-founded the Neo-Reactionary Movement (also referred to as NRx or "Dark Enlightenment”), that advocates for the destruction of democracy and believes that in its place should be a tech-run monarchy. He has stated that America needs to get over its “dictator-phobia.” He is also known for re-coining the term "red-pill" to mean a rejection of liberal (or "woke") values. He has a big influence on the beliefs of many tech-bros in Silicon Valley as well as right-wing politicians. He wrote an essay called "The Butterfly Revolution", where he offers a blueprint for Trump's second term with the goal of dismantling democracy.
Yarvin has written extensively about the type of government that he believes should replace the US Federal Government: A series of “patches” or “network states” (or “freedom cities”) that are run by tech CEOs and companies. Some highlight from Yarvin's book "Patchwork" where he describes how these "states" should be run:
- Citizens should have no political voice (and may be punished for voicing any views that contradict that of the ruling government).
- Citizens deemed “unproductive” would be subject to “humane genocide”
- All citizens would carry an ID card with RFID response. Public places and transportation systems track everyone. Security cameras are omnipresent. Every car reports where it is and who is sitting in it to the authorities. The government can data collected through surveillance to monitor society at an "almost arbitrarily detailed level."
- There would be no real “law” but an agreement that the citizen would sign. The government would have power to suspend that agreement at any time and for any reason.
Connections to the Trump administration:
JD Vance mentioned being influenced by Curtis Yarvin on a podcast, and talked about how Yarvin's ideas specifically influenced his view on how Trump should approach his second term. He talks about Yarvin's idea called "RAGE" (Retire All Government Employees) that would later become "DOGE." Watch here.
Yarvin also mentioned in a recent interview that he had been texting Vance some ideas and had lunch with Michael Anton (a senior member of Trump’s State Department) the week of the inauguration. Read about it here: https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/01/30/curtis-yarvins-ideas-00201552
Next up:
Peter Thiel
Thiel is a entrepreneur and venture capitalist. He co-founded PayPal with Elon Musk, co-founded Palantir (a tech company that produces surveillance tools used by United States Intelligence Community (USIC) and United States Department of Defense), and the Founders Fund (who were the first to invest in Musk's SpaceX).
Thiel is a follower of Yarvin, and echoed Yarvin's belief that America should "move away" from Democracy in an essay where he stated that he "no longer believe that freedom and democracy are compatible.” He has also said “democracy, whatever that means, is exhausted and that we have to ask some questions very far outside the Overton window."
Connections to Trump:
Aside from the obvious Musk connections...
Thiel funded Trump's campaign for 2016 Presidential election, and was on the executive committee for Trump's transition team. JD Vance (it’s not a coincidence that both are a fan of Yarvin) and Vivek Ramaswamy also worked for Thiel at one of his companies, and he was their political mentor and investor when they transitioned into politics. Thiel donated $15 million dollars toward Vance's run for Congress (which was the largest donation from a single donor in Congress campaign history). In 2021, Thiel brought Vance to Mar-a-Lago to patch up his relationship with Trump.
Many former employees of Thiel’s Palantir have also landed jobs with Trump’s new administration.
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