Terrifying 22-Point Manifesto from the Creator of Israeli and American Surveillance Technology
Palantir, a software company from the United States (US), has just released a 22-point summary of a book written by its CEO, Alexander Karp. The list, resembling a manifesto, was shared on its official X account and has been widely criticised by the public.
The points come from a book titled The Technological Republic, written by Karp and Nicholas W. Zamiska, Palantir’s head of corporate affairs and legal adviser.
Karp is a well-known figure. He was named one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people and is considered quite controversial.
Palantir is also backed by Peter Thiel, a technology investor known as a mentor to US Vice President JD Vance and former PayPal colleague of SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk.
The BBC notes that these points are significant given Palantir’s role in the world. The company has important contracts with various governments, including the US and others, worth millions of dollars.
Palantir also has contracts with the UK government, as well as institutions like the NHS, the Ministry of Defence, the Financial Conduct Authority, and 11 police forces.
The release of these points immediately drew a barrage of criticism. Yanis Varoufakis, the 2015 Greek finance minister and economist, called Palantir’s points a crime that could be posted on social media.
“If crime could write a tweet, this is what it would do,” he wrote, quoted by Deutsche Welle.
Meanwhile, Cas Mudde, a researcher on Dutch populism, described the post as pure techno-fascism. He also urged Europe to stop cooperating and withdraw investments from the company.
One of the highlighted points concerns Silicon Valley, which is said to have a moral debt and must participate in defending the nation.
The book also addresses military technology. It states that companies must comply with requests to create better software.
Here are the 22 manifesto points shared by Palantir on its official X account, quoted on Monday (27/4/2026).
Silicon Valley has a moral debt to the nation that enabled its rise. Engineering elites have a firm obligation to participate in national defence.
We must rebel against the tyranny of apps. Is the iPhone the greatest creative achievement and pinnacle of civilisation? That object has changed our lives, but it may also limit and shackle our sense of possibility.
Free email is not enough. The decline of culture or civilisation, and rulers, can be exploited if they can provide economic growth and security for society.
The limits of soft power, which is mere rhetoric, have been exposed. The ability of free and democratic societies to win requires more than moral appeal. It needs hard power, and in this century, it will be built on software.
The question is not whether AI weapons will be made: who will make them and for what purpose. Our enemies will not stop engaging in debates about the benefits of developing technology with important military and national security applications.
Social service must become a universal duty. As a society, we must seriously consider abandoning forces composed of volunteers and going to war if everyone shares the risks and costs.
If a US Marine asks for better weapons, we must make them. The same applies to software. As a nation, we must be able to continue debating the merits of military actions abroad while holding firm to commitments to dangerous actions.
Civil servants do not need to be priests. Any business that compensates like the federal government does for civil servants would struggle to survive.
We must show more compassion to those who dedicate themselves to public life. The loss of space for forgiveness, the loss of tolerance for complexity and contradictions in the human soul, could leave us with characters we will regret.
Modern political psychology misleads us. They rely on the political arena to cultivate their souls and self-esteem, which depend on their inner lives finding expression in people they may not meet, will be disappointed.
Our society is too eager to accelerate and often delights in the death of its enemies. Defeating an opponent is a moment to pause, not to rejoice.
The atomic era has ended. The era of atomic deterrence has ended, and a new deterrence era built on AI has begun.
No other country in world history has advanced progressives more than this one. The US is far from perfect. But we often forget how much opportunity exists in this country for those not descended from elite groups compared to other nations.
American power has enabled long peace. Many forget or perhaps take for granted nearly a century of peace in the world without military conflict between great powers. At least three generations, billions of people and their children and grandchildren, have never experienced world war.
The demilitarisation of Germany and Japan after the war must be reversed. Germany’s withdrawal is an overcorrection that Europe will pay dearly for. The same theatrical commitment to pacifism in Japan, if maintained, will also threaten shifts in the balance of power in Asia.
We must praise those who try to build when markets fail to act. The world society almost mocks Musk’s interest in grand narratives, as billionaires should stay in their lanes to enrich themselves. Any curiosity or genuine interest in creative value is fundamentally ignored or hidden behind veiled scorn.
Silicon Valley must have a role in addressing violent crime. Many politicians across the US do not care about violent crime, ignoring efforts