At The Hill,
Washington Monthly Executive Editor Gilad Edelman said the perception of Silicon Valley has shifted dramatically among Democrats and Republicans since the 2016 presidential election.
Edelman told Hill.TV that the industry was relatively insulated from criticism and viewed favorably by both parties until President Trump's surprise victory over Hillary Clinton, saying his win "really scrambled a lot these beliefs and intuitions."
"Silicon Valley seems to have gone from an industry with no enemies to an industry with no friends," Edelman said during an interview on "Rising."
"Democrats realized that whatever the CEOs of Google or Facebook might think, these platforms seems to have facilitated Donald Trump's election," he added. "On the right, the fact that Trump could get elected while breaking from some pretty serious orthodoxies — at least superficially on economic matters — meant that maybe there was more room to criticize corporate business practices than conservatives had previously thought."
(Score: 2) by hemocyanin on Thursday September 12 2019, @01:48AM (1 child)
The better way to show that you think the process is bullshit, is to vote for Mickey Mouse or Donald Duck or whatever. Can you imagine the shitstorm if 40% of the country wrote in some cartoon character? It would take a concerted effort to get people to do that but man, it would be beautiful. The "none of the above" option when they won't print that on the ballot.
(Score: 2) by barbara hudson on Friday September 13 2019, @01:14AM
There wouldn't be enough money for 18-month election campaigns. A month or two max.
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