Leopards Ate My Face

was never rooted in principle.

Republicans have no principles. Ask them in 2024 if they would support Biden going to war with Iran, and they would laugh in your face. But in a March 25 poll 79% of Republicans approved of Trump's current actions.

Republicans just repeat the last thing they heard on Fox News.

peter thiel doesn’t care, it’s about the grift

nothing will impact him personally

This may have been explained earlier, apologies for any repetition on my end.

Internalized hatred is real and is a huge factor in this. Many people, when they feel they are on the ‘other’ side of oppression, easily take on the role of oppressors themselves. They believe they have ‘paid their dues’ and found success, and even feel as though they are even more qualified to judge and weigh the rights and qualifications of those in their previous position. It’s very similar to the mindset of older people who have paid off their student loans and staunchly believe that student loan forgiveness is wrong. They think that since they ‘put the work into it and upheld their end of the bargain’, it somehow diminishes their efforts if those that come after them have an easier path. Our confusion lies in the understanding that this is not the direction that progress exists.

Another point, which can be separate from the above or exist alongside: it is a simple fact that being a minority in any group does not mean that person is exempt from feeling prejudice or even discrimination towards minorities in other groups and anyone else for that matter. In a world ready to categorize, divide, and split the tiniest hairs to serve that aim, its a small wonder why we see so many hurt people hurting people.

Because Peter Thiel is a billionaire first and a gay man second. He knows that his wealth will insulate him from the consequences of his actions.

Because class beats race or sexual preference every time. Peter Thiel is rich first, gay second. Kanye is rich first, black second.

Those billionaires will use any means they can to accumulate power, just ask Gawker about it.

Exactly. It's not exactly like the right-wing hide their distain for all people of the LGBT spectra.

It's the classic "but I'm one of the good ones" trope. There's no such thing, just tokens to be used and tossed away.

No matter how much you try to be a "good one", you'll never truly be accepted amongst those who hate your kin. Once you've outlived your usefulness, they'll eat your face just like everyone else.

Peter Thiel has confidence that his own personal power will keep him safe. Since he's a sociopath, having homosexuality be illegal actually benefits him because if he gets tired of a relationship he can just out the other man and have them executed.

It's not entirely clear to me whether history supports his confidence. But little no-name "activists" like the article author are always going to be destroyed.

See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Cohn

Does your own hatred of minorities and the poor make you willing to risk joining forces with those who are likely to come after you next?

Yes