National Journal's Rebecca Nelson reports about the Republicans lurking in the shadows of the Bay Area:
Deep in Silicon Valley, where the free market reigns and the exchange of ideas is celebrated, a subset of tech workers are hiding their true selves.
They're the tech company employees, startup founders, and CEOs who vote for and donate to Republican candidates, bucking the Bay Area's liberal supremacy. Fearing the repercussions of associating with a much-maligned minority, they keep their political views fiercely hidden.
The consequences for being outed for conservative views can be dire. In a highly public controversy last year, newly-hired Mozilla CEO Brendan Eich stepped down after critics attacked his 2008 donation to support Proposition 8, the anti-same-sex marriage law in California. Eich, who declined to comment for this story, faced an internal uprising from within the Mozilla community, as well as boycotts from other tech companies, and quit after just two weeks on the job.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 09 2015, @09:47AM
Fire and Brimstone to Cleanse the One True God's Earth of the Heathen Scum who use those damn Devil Computers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 09 2015, @12:05PM
while i disagree with the firebombing, primarily on the grounds that all kinds of insects and bacteria would die as well, it DOES seem like an elegant solution to the problem of garbage manufacturing industry, known as IT