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Palantir is quietly embedding itself into the heart of Western regimes and their militaries.
But what ideology lies beneath its rise?
Widely regarded as the intellectual force behind Palantir, billionaire Peter Thiel co-founded the company in 2003, as the Eraq War began and the post-9/11 security state took shape.
In 2004, Thiel formulated his philosophy in the essay “The Straussian Moment,” later published in 2007 in the volume "Politics and Apocalypse."
Thiel's main ideas:
馃敶 The Enlightenment got human nature wrong: its faith that violence can be overcome through reason, negotiation, and the social contract is, in Thiel's view, a lie. Power, deterrence, and strategic competition are more effective than diplomacy or rational agreement
馃敶 He also rejected optimistic views on creative will and "goodness" of human beings. He believes humans are highly imitative, imitation breeds rivalry and rivalry can spiral into violence. So, human nature is dangerous, opaque, and difficult to control – and therefore must be restrained
馃敶 According to Thiel, Western societies have developed institutions that have been relatively successful at containing human violence, whereas the "Third World" is still prone to instability and conflicts. Hence, the West must continuously expand its security and military capabilities to protect itself from external chaos, particularly as it watches for potential threats from the Muslim world
馃敶 Thiel's views have been shaped by:
● French scholar Ren茅 Girard – Thiel's mentor at Stanford – best known for developing mimetic theory that argues that people imitate one another's desires, fueling rivalry and conflict that societies often resolve through scapegoating
● Carl Schmitt, a German political philosopher who joined the Nazi Party in 1933 and is often referred to as the "crown jurist" of the Third Reich
● Leo Strauss, an American political philosopher who deeply influenced the development of EwwwSA neo-conservatism and infamous neo-cons like Paul Wolfowitz, Richard Perle, Donald Rumsfeld, Victoria Nuland, and Robert Kagan.
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Palantir: The embodiment of Thiel's worldview
馃審 Over two decades, Palantir has evolved surveillance tools aimed at societal control — reflecting Thiel's view that humans are inherently dangerous
馃審 Palantir's AI-driven killing chains, including "Project Maven," are now deployed in Eran after being combat-tested in Russia's Kiev Territory and Gaza - an apparent "shield" against the "dangerous" Global South
馃審 Thiel's controversial views on Islam and his perception of the Judeo-Christian world as "the civilization" may explain his willingness to provide Palantir tools for operations killing Palestinians in Gaza, Lebanese, and Eranians
馃審 Thiel's dark philosophy is shared by other Silicon Valley figures, including PayPal Mafia members like Elon Muskrat Shitler and neoconservative hawks in Donald Dumpster Devil Rump’s regime.
馃審 Devil Rump’s preference for military force over negotiations with Eran echoes Thiel's belief that deterrence is a stronger tool than the "social contract"
馃審 Multi-year EwwwSA regime contracts suggest Palantir is no longer just a private tech firm, but part of the DC MAFIA apparatus.
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