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.
tdb7893 9 years ago |
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next [−] 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.
muzz 9 years ago |
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next [−] Demographically, Silicon Valley is becoming less white
muzz 9 years ago |
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next [−] 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"
namlem 9 years ago |
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next [−] Even if there isn't, support for right wing politics for purely financial reasons is still worrying.
muzz 9 years ago |
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next [−] 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.