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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: 3, Interesting) by fadrian on Thursday April 09 2015, @12:06PM
Actually, as a card carrying liberal, I have a right wing friend who I play poker with. I think his views are misguided and fueled by misinformation, but I do not think of him as evil. Random, card carrying conservative on the internet, same thing. This does not mean I will not occasionally call you a Neanderthal due to your conservative world view, and I will point out the evil that comes about due to these views, but I don't think my conservative friends are evil (or at least all evil - sort of like liberals in that regard) - sort of a love the sinner, hate the sin sort of thing.
But then I've gotten used to dealing with people with conservative views - half my brothers and sisters are conservatives and I have years of Thanksgiving dinner experience. Plus I couldn't give up my conservative friend - I do like to take his money because his poker is as conservative as his thought processes (i.e., he plays like a rock).
That is all.