Reposted by Alex P
A group linked to tech billionaire Peter Thiel contributed $2.5 million to the PAC that sparked outrage last month by sending out mailers targeting Black voters that compared the referendum to the Ku Klux Klan and Jim Crow-era voting restrictions.
democracydocket.com
Peter Thiel-backed group contributes $2.5 million to oppose Virginia redistricting
Thiel has made no secret of his skepticism about democracy, writing in a 2009 essay: “I no longer believe that freedom and democracy are compatible.”