An open secret: Blake Masters and the Silicon Valley White Supremacist enclave
Blake Masters, the Republican candidate who lost the Senate race in Arizona and was backed by $10 million from former Paypal founder Peter Thiel is a case study of the infestation of white supremacists in tech. You may have first recognized his name because of the book he published with Thiel “Zero to One”. Masters took a class Thiel taught at Stanford and wrote extensive notes which they turned into a book.
Our interest in this obscure Silicon Valley figure took place when we heard about Masters engaging in performative extremism. This is a tactic of suspected white supremacists. It’s not a means to an end, it’s a means unto itself. It’s meant to display to WS and their sympathizers that they are on the team. Of course, it’s cowardly but to those who believe and practice WS, it’s thought of as courageous because it’s so in your face and brazen. A deeper analysis of the book provides a foundation, or rather a playbook for his rhetoric and performance during the campaign.
His mentor, Thiel is an awkward subject with many contrasts, albeit lucky, has been extremely effective in Silicon Valley. Thiel is also a suspected White Supremacist, but he keeps a low profile these days on discussing matters of race. He probably came to realize although we live in a system of white supremacy, investment opportunities could be missed, if he was too open about his views. Years ago, he co-wrote a book “The Diversity Myth” along with another Silicon Valley colleague, David Sacks. You don’t have to look further than the title to know you are about to read some racist anti-black garbage dressed up as intellectual thought.
If you read any of Thiel’s writings or listen to any of his interviews on Youtube it’s not hard to see that he could easily have been a scriptwriter for The Twilight Zone. In a system of white supremacy, it often feels like we are in one. The tech world is full of these nerdy ego maniacs with questionable social skills who would not have been voted the most popular kid in high school. It is also a haven for racists to practice their anti-black sentiments by not hiring us and taking action with technology that harms us. It’s no surprise to see that some of the earliest platforms were white supremacist websites.
The open white supremacist Jared Taylor even once worked in the tech space. Stephan Molyneux, a Youtuber worked in tech before he decided to document his racist views by creating broadcasts aimed at young people in North America and Europe. The hiring practices at most tech companies are extremely racist, these views and actions are perpetuated from recruiters up to the executives. A codified racial caste system has been in place for over 500 years now. Young people like Masters and others start learning this system before their teenagers.
The years ahead will even embolden young racists because the politicians, corporations, and the investment community feel the pressure of a changing world. Issues such as immigration to dwindling white birth rates scare those who believe and practice anti-black racism. Thiel’s book describes how great companies are started with secrets. A contrarian truth that very few people agree with you on. An example would be Uber, which you can say was founded on a premise or secret in plain sight.
We’ll maybe there is another secret in plain sight. White supremacy will be dismantled and put to rest-TBD!