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sop

(17,467 posts) Sun Dec 7, 2025, 01:01 PM Dec 7

'Billionaire Palantir Co-Founder Pushes Return of Public Hangings as Part of 'Masculine Leadership' Initiative'

"Venture capitalist Joe Lonsdale, a co-founder of data platform company Palantir, is calling for the return of public hangings as part of a broader push to restore what he describes as 'masculine leadership' to the US."

"In a statement posted on X Friday, Lonsdale said that he supported changing the so-called 'three strikes' anti-crime law to ensure that anyone who is convicted of three violent crimes gets publicly executed, rather than simply sent to prison for life."

“ 'If I’m in charge later, we won’t just have a three strikes law,' he wrote. 'We will quickly try and hang men after three violent crimes. And yes, we will do it in public to deter others.' "

"Lonsdale then added that 'our society needs balance,' and said that 'it’s time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable.' "

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https://www.commondreams.org/news/joe-lonsdale-public-hangings

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'Billionaire Palantir Co-Founder Pushes Return of Public Hangings as Part of 'Masculine Leadership' Initiative' (Original Post) sop Dec 7 OP

Are most of the US billionaires brutal psychopaths? Irish_Dem Dec 7 #1

Short answer, YES. NotHardly Dec 7 #2

Yes. Dawson Leery Dec 7 #4

Racist insecure psychopaths. yardwork Dec 7 #9

Insecure males as well. Irish_Dem Dec 7 #10

It's just a mess. yardwork Dec 7 #13

Yes we are ruled by brutal, vicious psychopaths, money hoarders who want all the power. Irish_Dem Dec 8 #21

Only if HE is volunteering to be the first "subject." hlthe2b Dec 7 #3

Telling the world you have a micro penis C_U_L8R Dec 7 #5

" If I'm in charge later " dweller Dec 7 #6

You make my mouth water...nt jfz9580m Dec 8 #18

They have the data on everyone. bucolic_frolic Dec 7 #7

Seems to me that masculine leadership is a threat to our most vulnerable Ritabert Dec 7 #8

Let's start with him Clouds Passing Dec 7 #11

Just more evidence of the depravity of the billionaire class, not that we needed any. Borogove Dec 7 #12

American Taliban chia Dec 7 #14

Why "hangings" when the guillotine is so much more efficient? FakeNoose Dec 7 #15

Another self-important asshat duckworth969 Dec 7 #16

Another fake macho man Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 7 #17

Shove it douchebag jfz9580m Dec 8 #19

Some people can't understand simple things. taxi Dec 8 #20

Irish_Dem

(79,886 posts)

1. Are most of the US billionaires brutal psychopaths?

Reply to sop (Original post)

Sun Dec 7, 2025, 01:04 PM

Dec 7

Sure seems that way.

The rich white male is a blight on the planet.

NotHardly

(2,631 posts)

2. Short answer, YES.

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #1)

Sun Dec 7, 2025, 01:06 PM

Dec 7

Dawson Leery

(19,522 posts)

4. Yes.

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #1)

Sun Dec 7, 2025, 01:09 PM

Dec 7

yardwork

(68,981 posts)

9. Racist insecure psychopaths.

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #1)

Sun Dec 7, 2025, 01:55 PM

Dec 7

Irish_Dem

(79,886 posts)

10. Insecure males as well.

Reply to yardwork (Reply #9)

Sun Dec 7, 2025, 01:55 PM

Dec 7

Men secure in themselves don't act like such assholes.

yardwork

(68,981 posts)

13. It's just a mess.

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #10)

Sun Dec 7, 2025, 02:16 PM

Dec 7

All the worst human traits are being encouraged by billionaires who want limitless power and money.

Barf.

Irish_Dem

(79,886 posts)

21. Yes we are ruled by brutal, vicious psychopaths, money hoarders who want all the power.

Reply to yardwork (Reply #13)

Mon Dec 8, 2025, 01:05 PM

Dec 8

They will kill as many of us as it takes to get what they want.

hlthe2b

(112,835 posts)

3. Only if HE is volunteering to be the first "subject."

Reply to sop (Original post)

Sun Dec 7, 2025, 01:09 PM

Dec 7

Gawd, I so want these horrific monsters to go away...

C_U_L8R

(48,891 posts)

5. Telling the world you have a micro penis

Reply to sop (Original post)

Sun Dec 7, 2025, 01:12 PM

Dec 7

This clown emit such small dick energy. Probably over-compensates in everything he does.

dweller

(27,853 posts)

6. " If I'm in charge later "

Reply to sop (Original post)

Sun Dec 7, 2025, 01:12 PM

Dec 7

wtf dude ?
You’ll be lucky to escape the gallows

✌🏻

jfz9580m

(16,584 posts)

18. You make my mouth water...nt

Reply to dweller (Reply #6)

Mon Dec 8, 2025, 04:30 AM

Dec 8

bucolic_frolic

(54,064 posts)

7. They have the data on everyone.

Reply to sop (Original post)

Sun Dec 7, 2025, 01:17 PM

Dec 7

Ritabert

(1,999 posts)

8. Seems to me that masculine leadership is a threat to our most vulnerable

Reply to sop (Original post)

Sun Dec 7, 2025, 01:45 PM

Dec 7

The Epstein files and Pedo Party come to mind.

Clouds Passing

(7,017 posts)

11. Let's start with him

Reply to sop (Original post)

Sun Dec 7, 2025, 02:01 PM

Dec 7

Borogove

(528 posts)

12. Just more evidence of the depravity of the billionaire class, not that we needed any.

Reply to sop (Original post)

Sun Dec 7, 2025, 02:07 PM

Dec 7

chia

(2,752 posts)

14. American Taliban

Reply to sop (Original post)

Sun Dec 7, 2025, 03:23 PM

Dec 7

FakeNoose

(40,212 posts)

15. Why "hangings" when the guillotine is so much more efficient?

Reply to sop (Original post)

Sun Dec 7, 2025, 03:32 PM

Dec 7

duckworth969

(1,199 posts)

16. Another self-important asshat

Reply to sop (Original post)

Sun Dec 7, 2025, 03:54 PM

Dec 7

Eff you pinhead. Let's have you be the first body swinging in the air and kicking their feet.

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(132,916 posts)

17. Another fake macho man

Reply to sop (Original post)

Sun Dec 7, 2025, 06:32 PM

Dec 7

Did his daddy not spend enough time with his as a kid?

jfz9580m

(16,584 posts)

19. Shove it douchebag

Reply to sop (Original post)

Mon Dec 8, 2025, 04:35 AM

Dec 8

The Goebbels shtick isn’t working anymore..

And yes we all saw all the imagery this year: chainsaws, the El Salvador shit.
It isn’t working anymore so pull a Larry Page and vamoose…

taxi

(2,676 posts)

20. Some people can't understand simple things.

Reply to sop (Original post)

Mon Dec 8, 2025, 06:03 AM

Dec 8

Some persons that commit acts of violence and of other illegal and antisocial nature are not deterred by what the punishment is. In parts of the world where cutting off a hand or losing an eye as punishment has gone on for centuries the punishment hasn't stopped the people. There are one handed thieves walking the streets still. Here in most blood-thirsty parts of America kangaroo courts will quickly accuse and convict someone faster than the razing of the East Wing. They want a spectacle, nothing more. A hanging brings everyone into town, a great day for business.

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