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Peter Thiel (Funder) - Footnote 47

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The source does not mention a 2021 speech by Thiel promoting nationalism. The source does not mention EA's global, impartial approach to welfare maximization. The source does not directly state that Thiel pushed Facebook toward right-wing politics, although it implies he influenced Zuckerberg's libertarian views. The source does not state that Thiel was an early investor, only that he was an early Facebook investor.

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www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/09/20/peter-thiel-book-facebook-trump-jd-vance-blake-masters-josh-hawley-513121(1 check)

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Found: His 2021 speech promoted nationalism as a corrective to "homogenizing" globalization and "one-world totalitarianism," marking a clear departure from EA's global, impartial approach to welfare maximiza…

Note: The source does not mention a 2021 speech by Thiel promoting nationalism. The source does not mention EA's global, impartial approach to welfare maximization. The source does not directly state that Thiel pushed Facebook toward right-wing politics, although it implies he influenced Zuckerberg's libertarian views. The source does not state that Thiel was an early investor, only that he was an early Facebook investor.

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