[P2P-F] Fwd: If Silicon Valley Was In Europe, It Would Probably Vote Liberals And Democrats

Thu Sep 21 10:24:21 CEST 2017

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Democrats
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Silicon Valley is getting increasingly more mixed up in politics. On one
hand, some of the tech giants have become increasingly vocal about their
anti-Trump views, for example, taking a stance
<https://news.vice.com/story/silicon-valley-is-going-to-war-with-trump-over-daca>
against his rollback of DACA and condemning
<http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/silicon-valley-tech-industry-hits-back-donald-trump-immigration-agenda-refugee-ban-a7551606.html>
his order on Muslim immigration. On the other hand, we have other members
of the U.S. tech industry, including a PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel, planting
themselves in Trump’s corner
<https://www.piqd.com/technology-politics/right-wing-forces-of-the-silicon-valley-2017-02-23-19-48-19-0100?r=channel>
.

This political awakening, topped up with the industry’s growing economic
power, positions Silicon Valley as a significant player on the political
scene. But if technologists’ become a political force, what sort of
policies will they push? As The New York Times points out, a new study by
political scientists at Stanford University might offer some indication.

“Technologists could help push lawmakers, especially Democrats, further to
the left on many social and economic issues. But they may also undermine
the influence of some of the Democrats’ most stalwart supporters, including
labor unions. And they may strive to push Democrats away from regulation on
business,” writes The New York Times.

A detailed survey of more than 600 respondents showed that tech
entrepreneurs favour greater wealth redistribution, universal health care,
open immigration, free trade, gay rights and gun control. However, there is
something that puts them at odds with Democrats and edges them closer to
most Republicans, mainly their support for less government regulation,
especially of the labour.

“The tech elite’s mix of views is unique (..). It is genuinely difficult to
think of any politician who aligns with that mix,” writes the New York
Times.

What seems so groundbreaking in the U.S. two-party system, is rather
unremarkable in Europe, where centrist parties espouse both neoliberal
economics and progressive stances on socio-political issues. Given their
new electorate in San Francisco Bay Area, maybe European Liberals and
Democrats should consider possible expansion overseas.

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Source: Farhad Manjoo | nytimes.com on 09/07/2017 | Image: Doug Chayka |
Language: EN

Silicon Valley's Politics: Liberal, With One Big Exception

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