1) Axel Springer, which apart from its scientific publishing runs major conservative newspapers "Die Welt" and "Bild" in Germany, is a neocon, transatlantic publisher that is against MAGA, AfD but pro-industry and pro US.
Thiel receiving the award exposes him as a standard conservative establishment neocon who just used Trump.
2) Thiel accepts the award from a German publisher who often puts US interests above German interests.
The angle of the demonstration is of course different, but I was surprised to learn of the award recipient.
1) Axel Springer, which apart from its scientific publishing runs major conservative newspapers "Die Welt" and "Bild" in Germany, is a neocon, transatlantic publisher that is against MAGA, AfD but pro-industry and pro US.
Thiel receiving the award exposes him as a standard conservative establishment neocon who just used Trump.
2) Thiel accepts the award from a German publisher who often puts US interests above German interests.
The angle of the demonstration is of course different, but I was surprised to learn of the award recipient.