Silicon Valley Takes a Right Turn

Re:Silicon Valley Takes a Right Turn by carsongross on Thursday January 12, 2017 @10:02AM (#13382701)

Is there a measurable increase in right-wing thought in public in Silicon Valley?

Donations, particularly PAC donations, are too tied up in tactical considerations to be evidence, in my opinion.

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Re:Silicon Valley Takes a Right Turn by tdb7893 on Thursday January 12, 2017 @11:09AM (#13383331)

I'm not sure how it is now but I wouldn't be surprised if it becomes more conservative in the future. Demographically rich old white men in isolated communities tend to be conservative.

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Re:Silicon Valley Takes a Right Turn by muzz on Thursday January 12, 2017 @08:07PM (#13387627)

Demographically, Silicon Valley is becoming less white

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Re:Silicon Valley Takes a Right Turn by muzz on Thursday January 12, 2017 @08:10PM (#13387641)

None that I'm aware of. Keep in mind that the author, Thomas Edsall, is very much a staunch partisan having written books like "Building Red America"

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Re:Silicon Valley Takes a Right Turn by namlem on Thursday January 12, 2017 @11:34AM (#13383611)

Even if there isn't, support for right wing politics for purely financial reasons is still worrying.

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Re:Silicon Valley Takes a Right Turn by muzz on Thursday January 12, 2017 @08:09PM (#13387637)

It's not "support for right wing politics", it's pushing for a few specific issues. And a grand total of $3.6M combined is peanuts.

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