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> What is it that Peter Thiel said previously about women voting?

Respect for capitalism declined rapidly in the US after women gained the vote.

What’s your point?

None, he answered the (presumably?) rhetorical question.

The comment was unclear whether “Respect for capitalism declined rapidly in the US after women gained the vote.” is a direct or indirect quote of Peter Thiel, or not a quote at all.

To clarify, it's an accurate summary of Thiel's views as expressed in this 2009 essay:

https://www.cato-unbound.org/2009/04/13/peter-thiel/educatio...

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