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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: 1) by rondon on Thursday April 09 2015, @08:15PM
I don't understand how this is flamebait? I don't agree with all of his assumptions, but his methodology is interesting and his point was made without resorting to slander. In fact, it was barely confrontational.
Whoever modded this flamebait, please explain why. I'm genuinely curious. Thank you.
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 09 2015, @11:01PM
I didn't mod it, but it starts off with insults - saying that "the state" is an all encompassing religion for the people he disagrees with. Then the meat of the post is just sophistry - expecting the reader to prove his point for him with the explicit claim that if you don't come to the same conclusion you aren't being "honest." Seems inflammatory to me.