407
Peter Thiel's move to Argentina reflects a growing trend among billionaires seeking a 'plan B' abroad
(www.businessinsider.com)
Why is it always Argentina?
this post was submitted on 02 Jun 2026
407 points (98.8% liked)
World News
56337 readers
2566 users here now
A community for discussing events around the World
Rules:
-
Rule 1: posts have the following requirements:
- Post news articles only
- Video links are NOT articles and will be removed.
- Title must match the article headline
- Not United States Internal News
- Recent (Past 30 Days)
- Screenshots/links to other social media sites (Twitter/X/Facebook/Youtube/reddit, etc.) are explicitly forbidden, as are link shorteners.
-
Rule 2: Do not copy the entire article into your post. The key points in 1-2 paragraphs is allowed (even encouraged!), but large segments of articles posted in the body will result in the post being removed. If you have to stop and think "Is this fair use?", it probably isn't. Archive links, especially the ones created on link submission, are absolutely allowed but those that avoid paywalls are not.
-
Rule 3: Opinions articles, or Articles based on misinformation/propaganda may be removed.
-
Rule 4: Posts or comments that are homophobic, transphobic, racist, sexist, anti-religious, or ableist will be removed. “Ironic” prejudice is just prejudiced.
-
Posts and comments must abide by the lemmy.world terms of service UPDATED AS OF OCTOBER 19 2025
-
Rule 5: Keep it civil. It's OK to say the subject of an article is behaving like a (pejorative, pejorative). It's NOT OK to say another USER is (pejorative). Strong language is fine, just not directed at other members. Engage in good-faith and with respect! This includes accusing another user of being a bot or paid actor. Trolling is uncivil and is grounds for removal and/or a community ban.
Similarly, if you see posts along these lines, do not engage. Report them, block them, and live a happier life than they do. We see too many slapfights that boil down to "Mom! He's bugging me!" and "I'm not touching you!" Going forward, slapfights will result in removed comments and temp bans to cool off.
-
Rule 6: Memes, spam, other low effort posting, reposts, misinformation, advocating violence, off-topic, trolling, offensive, regarding the moderators or meta in content may be removed at any time.
-
Rule 7: We didn't USED to need a rule about how many posts one could make in a day, then someone posted NINETEEN articles in a single day. Not comments, FULL ARTICLES. If you're posting more than say, 10 or so, consider going outside and touching grass. We reserve the right to limit over-posting so a single user does not dominate the front page.
We ask that the users report any comment or post that violate the rules, to use critical thinking when reading, posting or commenting. Users that post off-topic spam, advocate violence, have multiple comments or posts removed, weaponize reports or violate the code of conduct will be banned.
All posts and comments will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. This means that some content that violates the rules may be allowed, while other content that does not violate the rules may be removed. The moderators retain the right to remove any content and ban users.
Lemmy World Partners
News !news@lemmy.world
Politics !politics@lemmy.world
World Politics !globalpolitics@lemmy.world
Recommendations
For Firefox users, there is media bias / propaganda / fact check plugin.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/media-bias-fact-check/
- Consider including the article’s mediabiasfactcheck.com/ link
founded 3 years ago
MODERATORS
hes leaving before someone takes a shot at him like some of his fellows.
They need to raise the exit tax, like right now.
MAGA politicians are about to bolt for Argentina... just look at the money they sent there.
I feel like there's space for reaching across the aisle here. They really want to do brutal colonialist violence against mostly defenseless countries in the global south that have never done anything wrong.
Maybe that's not always a bad thing?
Well we are well known for invading other countries. Maybe we will make a stop over there to collect our stolen goods.
/s
So long!
On brand, I mean his idols all did this too in the late 1940’s…next thing you know is Pete will buy land in Antarctica.
Keep him. If you want to do business here you fuck, you’ll pay taxes here.
Tiocfaidh ár lá motherfuckers.
Good.
Yes, because these people are not bound by nations. They are part of a global community that very much wants to keep itself free from global government for, more or less, the same reason bandits operate away from cities.
You mean cabal. Ultra wealthy using their power to oppress those beneath them.
Is it really a growing trend... that USA's billionaires are seeking a plan B? I think instead a billionaire paid the author to say so (through a proxy, of course); seems more likely to me.
Billionaires often have second citizenship in other countries, it's like Billionaire 101.
(I can't read the article though so if it proves me wrong do let me know)
As someone who is in the process of going through their second full immigration process (first was US), it drives me absolutely nuts that they can just buy citizenship elsewhere. Meanwhile us plebes have to be world class champions to even get entered in the lottery for permanent residency elsewhere.
Or struggle with the cash to renunciate citizenship. It's the only good Trump has done. Lower the cost to GTFO
If they haven't denaturalized me by the time I get a new citizenship elsewhere, I have considered it numerous times...
Land of the free
Costs ~~$2350~~ $450 to leave.
Argentinians! Please take careful note of the location, and any underground facilities' air intake locations. When needed we may ask you go fill them with concrete.
Why do the Nazis always flee to Argentina?
No extradition
The billionaire equivalent of a 14-year-old shouting "I'm running away!" at their parents. He'll be back, and until then, he won't be missed.
Wasn't Argentina also going to originally be invaded by the Pziochopaths before they settled in Palestine?
Welp, we destroyed this country, let's see if we can find another one to destroy
Can't destroy Argentina any more than it already is.
Nazis fleeing to Argentinia before the war is over? This branch of reality is broken in so many ways.
He'll be among friends:
load more comments
(4 replies)
We hunted these fuck there once before and we will hunt them again.
Why? NASA barely exists these days.
Theory out there: he’s going there to try stuff over there first to perfect it and bring it back. Don’t celebrate just yet.
They know the US is about to have an economic collapse, possible policitical coup or uprising, and that billionaires’ and their wealth are the target of the opposition party.
Wealth tax is terrifying, almost as much as jail or dying. Way cheaper to hire a huge PMC tier security team and ride it out in a foreign country that will be less affected by the US.
The upcoming election doesn't bode well for the Epstein elite so maybe he is jumping ship early.
Made America so great that now it's someplace to flee if you're rich enough.
Think of all the job creation he’s going to spark in Argentina though. /s
Yes! The trickle down will be enormous! /s
Yes, mess things up at home, then fly away when they get out of control. What a classic.
Isn't it part of Project 2025 to collapse economy so they can shaft it for quick profit?
Also collapse the current system to establish cyberpunkian corporate city states.
And that after they've been telling everyone you can't tax or limit the rich in any way or they might move and that'll ruin the economy.
load more comments
(2 replies)
This bastards parents should have used plan b to spare us all the trouble and bullshit he has done.
load more comments
(1 replies)
Spoiler:
spoiler
he's not going to spend much of his time in Argentina
All we had to do to get him to leave was enact a 5% wealth tax and a pied-à-terre tax? Shit, we could've done this years ago.
When the revolution hits and its time to bring all of these lost ones home for the feast
view more: next ›