Silicon Valley VC Tom Perkins Still Thinks 'The Parallel Holds' Between Persecution Of Jews And The 1%

Tom Perkins, who made headlines last month for his $4 comparing the persecution of Jews in Germany to the "war on the 1%" in the U.S., was back at it again $4

After making his initial statements in the WSJ, Perkins $4

But he didn't back off from the sentiment of the argument, which is that the rich are a minority and have been villainized. And he continued to hold onto the sentiment during his interview with Fortune's Adam Lashinksy on Thursday night.

$4 tweeted throughout the night. Here are some highlights:

Perkins: "I think the parallel holds" between persecution of Jews in Germany and the 1% in US. $4

- Josh Harkinson (@JoshHarkinson) $4

Perkins on class resentment: "San Francisco does not like becoming a suburb of Silicon Valley, and that is what's happened."

- Josh Harkinson (@JoshHarkinson) $4

$4: "Is Google responsible for the rising rents? Yes. What can they do about it? Nothing." $4

- Josh Harkinson (@JoshHarkinson) $4

Perkins: "If Germany had American gun laws, there would have never been a Hitler" $4 Audience murmurs: "What?!"

- Josh Harkinson (@JoshHarkinson) $4

"The Tom Perkins system is you don't get to vote unless you pay $1 in taxes" and "if you pay $1M in taxes you get 1 million votes"

- Josh Harkinson (@JoshHarkinson) $4

Watch the entire interview here: