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: 2) by arslan on Friday April 10 2015, @02:49AM
Because politics and religion, in general, has a higher degree of attachment to people than music. My encounter with people whose affinity with music is so strong that their opinion on it can potentially create conflict at the workplace is much much smaller than say politics and religion. Anecdotal of course.
Not everything falls under the same bucket. Some non-work stuff are suitable for pantry talk, some are not.
(Score: 2) by FatPhil on Monday April 13 2015, @07:07PM
Bumper stickers, tattoos - which do you consider more permanent?
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