The Network State

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This community tracks the progress of the "Network State" movement.

Proponents of the "Network State" seek to dismantle democracy as we know it, and replace it with a patchwork of privatized city-states that aren't beholden to national law.

We're mainly using this community to amplify the reporting of Gil Duran (The Nerd Reich) and Dave Troy (America 2.0) but we welcome all contributions on this topic.

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Peter Thiel's Antichrist Antics Continue (www.thenerdreich.com)

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Just when you thought it couldn’t get any weirder, Peter Thiel has announced plans to deliver a four-part lecture series on the Antichrist. These unusual events will take place at the Commonwealth Club of San Francisco on four days in September and October.

Thiel, one of the most influential tech billionaires of our time, seems intent on forcing us to discuss the Antichrist. He is clearly trying to make a point. But what is that point?

Thiel’s lecture series won’t provide any clues to the public—it’s off the record. He’ll be delivering his lectures to an exclusive group of Antichrist-curious tech acolytes in a highly-controlled atmosphere.

Here’s the thing: this isn't really about religion. It’s about power and politics, wrapped in theological language. Thiel has long been fascinated with political theorist Carl Schmitt's ideas about “political theology”—the notion that all significant political concepts are secularized theological concepts.