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Re:Why Silicon Valley is not the second coming of the Gilded... by rndmize on Tuesday May 21, 2013 @05:13PM (#5746877)
> How does being a part of the evil "one percent" make you any less qualified to have or hold a variety of political views?

I don't think this is what he's saying. It's that one percenters have an inherently greater voice on political issues (if they so choose) and that as a result, the national debate has been warped to focus on the issues and perspectives they consider important.

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Re:Why Silicon Valley is not the second coming of the Gilded... by smacktoward on Tuesday May 21, 2013 @07:35PM (#5747831)
That was my point, yes. I don't object to the 1% having a voice in politics; of course they should! I just object to having a system that defers reflexively to their needs and interests over those of everybody else.
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