Shaun Maguire, a partner at Sequoia Capital, made controversial remarks about New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, claiming his culture promotes lying to advance an Islamist agenda. Nadia Rahman criticized this statement as racist and problematic, asserting that Maguire's stature normalizes hate speech. Over 900 tech founders responded with an open letter to Sequoia Capital urging a denouncement of Maguire's comments due to his documented history of anti-Muslim rhetoric. In a subsequent video, Maguire elaborated on his views, describing Mamdani as deceptive, expressing doubts about his political identity and intentions.
"Mamdani comes from a culture that lies about everything. It's literally a virtue to lie if it advances his Islamist agenda."
"Someone who is in his role, and of his stature, sharing anti-Muslim, racist rhetoric, and not facing any consequences for his statements, normalizes those problematic ideas."
"We cannot accept leadership from a firm whose partners engage in hate speech and spread bigotry."
"I believe that Zohran Mamdani is a wolf in sheep's clothing. I don't think he is who the world thinks he is."
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