Admittedly the parent post didn't add much to the discussion, but:

    > One of the dumbest statements from a very dumb, condescending post.

I'm sorry, but I only got this impression once I got all the way down to your comment after reading the blog post.

    > SF is uber progressive.

Is it really? Well, since "progressive" has seen some really weird changes in meaning in the US over time to one I cannot really recognize any more maybe you are right - using the current strange definition. If there is any at all, and the "left/right identifying words" are just thrown around unthinkingly.