Protestors Dressed as Gandalf Demand Peter Thiel Leave Argentina, Go Back to the Abyss

One does not simply walk into Argentina. Despite his significant influence over the Trump administration, tech billionaire and Antichrist enthusiast Peter Thiel has been putting down roots in Javier Milei’s far-right, anarcho-capitalist Argentina, apparently worried that things might go sideways in the States. At least some Argentinians would prefer he go back home, and they decided to send him a message by protesting outside of Thiel’s residence while dressed as Gandalf the Grey.

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According to Argentinian newspaper Clarín, the demonstration took place on Monday and featured a dozen or so people draped in long cloaks, wizard hats, and faux beards who made their way to Thiel’s neighborhood with signs bearing slogans like “You shall not pass, you son of a bitch.” Per Clarín, the group also jumped up and down while chanting, “Whoever doesn’t jump owns Palantir and won’t be able to live in Argentina.”

The group’s inclination that Thiel take a hike comes as the billionaire continues to dig his claws into Argentina. Per the New York Times, the scariest member of the PayPal mafia has already met with Milei and his ministers, who were apparently thrilled to have him. Milei described their meeting as “wonderful,” according to the Buenos Aires Times.

Milei also revealed the likely real reason that Thiel asked to meet, which was to figure out if he can count on the anarcho-capitalist utopia to continue should Milei leave office. (Note that the utopia has seen labor laws rolled back to 19th-century standards and has seen a wage collapse so bad that now eight in 10 Argentinian households earn less than the national average.) “I told him that the culture war is what guarantees the long-term outcome,” the president told the publication.

Una banda de Gandalfs esta tarde en la puerta de la casa de Peter Thiel en Palermo Chico.