Billionaire MAGA Palantir Bro Wants Public Hangings Back

Palantir co-founder and venture capitalist Joe Lonsdale went on X and called for the return of public hangings — saying that men convicted of three violent crimes should be “quickly tried and hanged” in public to “deter others.” He wrapped it all in rhetoric about “masculine leadership” and “protecting the vulnerable.”

In this video, I break down why this isn’t just some edgy tweet from a tech bro, but a clear authoritarian tell:

– How his language mirrors how lynch mobs historically justified their violence

– Why billionaire-backed “law and order” always targets the powerless, not their own class

– How this fits into a broader pattern with Peter Thiel, Curtis Yarvin, and the radicalization of Silicon Valley elites

We’ll look at the responses from journalists, academics, and even other tech figures who point out what this really is: a billionaire openly fantasizing about using the state to terrorize people in public as performance — while funding projects that claim to be all about “open inquiry” and “ethical leadership.

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