Billionaire Peter Thiel urges Elon Musk to hoard wealth to battle future “Antichrist.” Thiel warns against giving to left-wing nonprofits.

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    Specifically, the Post reported that Thiel told his audience that environmental activist Greta Thunberg and artificial intelligence critic Eliezer Yudkowsky were “legionnaires of the Antichrist.”

    “In the 17th, 18th century, the Antichrist would have been a Dr. Strangelove, a scientist who did all this sort of evil crazy science,” Thiel said. ”In the 21st century, the Antichrist is a Luddite who wants to stop all science. It’s someone like Greta or Eliezer.“

    The Post also reports that Thiel complained during his lecture that he’s had a much harder time in recent years avoiding paying taxes.

    “It’s become quite difficult to hide one’s money,” he said. “An incredible machinery of tax treaties, financial surveillance, and sanctions architecture has been constructed.”

    I admit, I didn’t expect him to be absolutely koo-koo bananapants. But here we are.

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      By this definition, the Antichrist is anyone who goes against the current ruling class. Therefore Jesus Christ was an Antichrist.

      It seems contradictory but makes perfect sense from Thiel’s point of view, and is totally consistent with the kind of christian nationalism he is trying to develop.

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    Luke 18:22

    When Jesus heard this, he said to him, “You still lack one thing. Sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”

    🤔 i must be reading the woke bible again.