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Is Peter Thiel Running for CEO of America?



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Post Wed, Aug 10 2016, 4:34 pm
Not sure how I got to this article, but I found its thesis fascinating and pretty believable:

Peter Thiel's Plan to Become CEO of America

It's a bit long to reproduce here (no smart aleck comments, please! LOL), but here's the basic gist:

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Thus when Donald Trump claims he wants to “Make America Great Again,” it’s not merely a nostalgia for the Reagan Era, or the last hurrah of a shrinking, white working class. Rather, it’s that the narrative of decay, as echoed in Thiel’s sentiments about modernity and government incompetence, necessarily creates a corollary narrative of return or revival.

Like when Putin returned to revive an ailing Russia in 2000.

Or when Steve Jobs returned to Apple in 1996.

Each supplanted the narrative of decline with a new myth, be it Orthodox Christianity or Apple’s reputation for design. Thus, as Trump assumes the Kingly role of a ceremonial figure head, that leaves Thiel and company to fill out the rest of the C-Suite and pursue the ambitious task of restructuring America’s decadent institutions from within, including, perhaps, the creation of a new American myth as well.


So what do you think? Is a voting for Trump a de facto vote for Thiel and his vision? Are we entering an era of corporate feudalism? Is that a good thing or a bad thing? Are we entering an era in which the President is more of a figurehead and true power is in the hands of a "CEO" -- similar to the existing president/prime mininster or monarch/prime minister arrangement?

And if so, should we have a better idea of who will be our CEO?
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