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Michael Bales's avatar

Only a billionaire like Thiel could get away with objecting to women voting. Democrats should use this against any Republican who accepts Thiel's help. He deserves to be ostracized.

Also, FWIW, research continues to build a case that Neanderthals don't deserve having their name used a pejorative. Smarter and more ingenious than earlier thought, they may not have gone extinct. Instead, they likely were absorbed into the homo sapient population. But I'm biased because of my higher-than-average Neanderthal DNA.

I suggest referring to Thiel as a troglodyte. One meaning of the word: a person who is regarded as being deliberately ignorant or old-fashioned. Or call him a rich savage.

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Michele's avatar

I didn't mean to insult Neanderthals and actually thought about what you mentioned. I think it's great you have a higher than average amount of their DNA. And I do read about prehistory. I finished a book on ancient DNA not long ago. i was in a hurry and had a different word in mind, but was iffy on the spelling. You provided the word I wanted. I confess to being a poor speller and am also at the age when the word I want sometimes escapes me, but will come if I am not trying to think of it. I think I can fairly call Thiel a misogynist. He is certainly in the wrong century.

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