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By Max Frost
“Heaven and earth will pass away. But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven”
– Matthew 24:35-36
“We don’t know the day and the hour, but maybe we can guess the century”
– Peter Thiel
There may be no greater visionary than Peter Thiel.
Thiel co-founded PayPal, then became the first outside investor in Facebook, and then co-founded Palantir, the controversial defense technology company. He was the first prominent Silicon Valley backer of Donald Trump, then funded JD Vance’s entry into politics. His venture investments, philosophy, and writings have transformed the world in countless ways. To live in today’s tech-dominated world is to live in a world shaped, in part, by Peter Thiel.
And now, he’s warning of the antichrist.
Between this and next month, Thiel is delivering a four-part lecture series at San Francisco’s Commonwealth Club. The discussions went viral, sold out instantly, and have been talked about by the world’s biggest media figures, like Joe Rogan.
While the conversations are off-the-record, Thiel has spoken widely about the topic before. In today’s deep-dive, we look at why Thiel is talking about the antichrist, what he’s said about it in the past, and why it seems to be resonating so strongly with his Silicon Valley audience.
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Editor’s Note
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Thanks to those of you who wrote in yesterday about our visit to Linden, NJ — we had some very inspiring replies! Sharing a few below.
Greg wrote:
Wow! What a wonderful, eye-opening article. I don't know how you do it... every week, articles like this that require in-depth, feet-on-the-street research while also providing all of your other daily content. Amazing.
I've flown over and into this area (via Newark International) many dozens of times during my career. I had no idea of any of this.
As I read it, I was thinking "THIS is the America I love and respect." It's the America I want to fight for with my vote and investments of time and money. It IS the American dream and it doesn't require the false, shallow cultural features of envy, "reality" TV, social media, political divisiveness, etc. that we all seem to be drowning in lately in the US. Just good, hard-working, honest people who get along not only despite their difference, but because of their differences... and I could give a rat's patoot about their politics.
The vast majority of your readers are the children of immigrants at some point in their history. You can be against illegal immigration while being aggressively PRO-immigrants, as I am. With a shrinking native population, immigration IS the future of our country... changes need to happen. When, as in most Western countries, are we going to have a full-bore Guest Worker program that let's us benefit from those who actually WANT to work for their community... and provide the productive with an actual path to citizenship when they've proven their commitment?
Finally, a question I've asked before: where else in the world am I going to find this kind of in-depth, thoughtful coverage? The US MSM? Ha! The international press? Maybe on non-US issues. Maybe some other narrower focus, non-MSM outlets, but few without a political slant. Your small team is doing a HUGE service to Americans... I just hope your reach continues to expand.
Keep up the awesome work!
While Brian said:
One key takeaway for me was the word "Industry". I Suspect when the industrial base that once made the whole country capable of the American dream has been removed the dream disappears. I know it has happened like that here in Vermont.
And lastly, Violet wrote:
Thank you for providing news that makes reading worthwhile. Every morning I look forward to your articles, and today’s piece especially reminded me why I am proud to be an American.
America unites people of different backgrounds around shared values of hard work, family, and respect. Many of us left the embrace of our mothers and the protection of our fathers to pursue freedom here. That heartbreak was worth it because America offers what few nations can - protection from bad actors, the freedom to work and prosper, the opportunity to enrich our minds through education, the ability to love our neighbors, and most of all, hope.
By being here, we not only built better lives for our families in America but also gave our families back home the ideas and tools to help build societies where they had once faced severe oppression. We showed them the strength that comes from adopting American values of freedom, responsibility, and opportunity. This is why the United States stands as a world leader: its values reach far beyond its own borders.
My family came from Albania and Kosovo. We honor freedom, work, and responsibility, and America gave us the chance to live them fully.
God bless the USA.
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