[–] carsongross 9y 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. [–] tdb7893 9y 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. [–] muzz 9y ago ↗ Demographically, Silicon Valley is becoming less white [–] namlem 9y ago ↗ Even if there isn't, support for right wing politics for purely financial reasons is still worrying. [–] muzz 9y 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. [–] muzz 9y 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"
[–] tdb7893 9y 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. [–] muzz 9y ago ↗ Demographically, Silicon Valley is becoming less white
[–] namlem 9y ago ↗ Even if there isn't, support for right wing politics for purely financial reasons is still worrying. [–] muzz 9y 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.
[–] muzz 9y 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.
[–] muzz 9y 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"
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[ 15.6 ms ] story [ 110 ms ] threadDonations, particularly PAC donations, are too tied up in tactical considerations to be evidence, in my opinion.