Silicon Valley Takes a Right Turn (opens in new tab)

(nytimes.com)

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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.

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.

muzz9y ago

Demographically, Silicon Valley is becoming less white

muzz9y ago

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"

namlem9y ago

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

muzz9y ago

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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carsongross9y ago

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.

tdb78939y ago

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.

muzz9y ago

Demographically, Silicon Valley is becoming less white

muzz9y ago

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"

namlem9y ago

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

muzz9y ago

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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