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Re:Like Peter Thiel, Tech Workers Feel Alienated by Silicon ... by seanmcdirmid on Sunday February 18, 2018 @05:02PM (#16409005)
I can understand why someone would vote for Romney, McCain, Bush, Dole, but for the life of me I assume that if you voted for Trump you were ok with everything that was known about him; e.g. you believe it is OK to talk about grabbing pussies in the locker room. Trump is special, never before have we had a candidate on either side like this, at least Bill Clinton appeared to be ashamed about his BJ in the whitehouse.

That really has nothing to do with Silicon Valley specifically, Trump supporter has become a bad word in many big cities that Bush supporter never was.

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Re:Like Peter Thiel, Tech Workers Feel Alienated by Silicon ... by berberous on Sunday February 18, 2018 @05:28PM (#16409193)
How old are you? I remember people crying when Bush won in 2004. I remember some girl refusing to date a friend of mine because he voted for Bush. Bush received plenty of vilification, which if you are young, is easy to forget given the left now views him like an adorable goofy grandpa. The hate was intense at the time. (Although yes, it’s worse for Trump).
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Re:Like Peter Thiel, Tech Workers Feel Alienated by Silicon ... by seanmcdirmid on Sunday February 18, 2018 @05:39PM (#16409252)
Old enough to remember Bush’s popularity sky rocketing after 9/11. Bush received plenty of vilification from the extreme left, but the moderate left were willing to go along with him as long as everything worked out (which is why he won in 2004). Bush was incredibly likable and didn’t come off as profane even to those that hated his politics.

The thing about Trump is that the moderate left and even many from the moderate right (my uncle never voted for a democrat until 2016) are mostly disgusted with the guy. It isn’t really about politics as it is about human decency against sexism, racism, and so on.

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Re:Like Peter Thiel, Tech Workers Feel Alienated by Silicon ... by Chris2048 on Monday February 19, 2018 @07:01AM (#16412346)
> you believe it is OK to talk about grabbing pussies in the locker room

Talk is cheap. There's little reason Trump has sexually harassed anyone more than Bill Clinton - and Hillary still sticks by him.

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Re:Like Peter Thiel, Tech Workers Feel Alienated by Silicon ... by seanmcdirmid on Monday February 19, 2018 @11:20AM (#16413736)
I don't think even Trump has sexually harassed Bill Clinton.
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