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From Apple To Xbox, Tech Companies Lean Left
Velcroman1 writes "Only a week to election time! How does tech feel about politics? If you guessed liberal, you're right: Big Tech leans left. 'They're dominated by coastal people who tend to be more liberal,' says Jim Taylor, a management consultant who writes about the business of psychology. 'Also, those in Big Tech tend to be educated in the better schools, which lean left. Big Tech skews younger and hipper [and favors] social and environmental issues. Their political values trump financial concerns at the organizational culture level and the missions of many firms, especially those that are new media.' For example, Marissa Mayer, known as 'the face of Google,' gave $30,400 to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2009. In fact, of the top 10 contributions made by Google in 2009, only one — by CEO Eric Schmidt — was to the Republican National Committee. Facebook has donated almost exclusively to Democratic candidates, according to Transparency Data, including $1,000 to California Sen. Barbara Boxer a year ago, and more recently, almost $5,000 to Richard Blumenthal, who is running for senator in Connecticut."
a satan-worshiping negro marxist as President.
I understand you're just being a dick here (what leftwingers do best), but to make it accurate it would be "a Satan-driven oreo Marxist as President".
I don't know who pissed in your Corn Flakes this morning but I'd like to apply for the job just in case there's an opening.
The TV companies are dominated by "leaning left" liberals, and therefore their reporting is also left-leaning. ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, CNN.
Fox is the only exception, and
that's just a recent development.
"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." - historian Evelyn Beatrice Hall
>>>libertarian side of things. These kind of tests, due to their flaws of being linear, usually fail to capture that
Excellent point. If I took one of these tests, since I'm pro-gay marriage, pro-polygamy, pro-marijuana, pro-Bill of Rights..... would probably be labeled "leftist" too, even though I'm registered republican and despise the commun..... I mean the Democrat party. If the test is flawed, so too will be the results.
Maybe they should have used the "World's Smallest Quiz" instead. A majority of Americans are labeled libertarian by that test.
"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." - historian Evelyn Beatrice Hall
"Buy health insurance or we'll punish you" is pretty leftist. It's lack of freedom
"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." - historian Evelyn Beatrice Hall
Educated people do not believe Obama is a communist Muslim.
Who'd have thought?
Why do you have to call him black? He's just as white as he is black.
First black president? Pshaw! He's just the 44th cracker in a row.
Ya, this plan has worked great over the past 100 years, I mean, heck, look at all the major parties we have now!
Wait, no, that's right. You're an idiot.
When you're afraid to download music illegally in your own home, then the terrorists have won!
"I am shocked to learn that executives from these tech companies live in a place where each public school-day DOESN'T begin with school prayer, a mandatory salute to the Confederate flag, shooting practice, and a discussion of why America would elect a satan-worshiping negro marxist as President."
Uh, I live there, went to high school and college there, and none of my days in public school ever began with a prayer or a salute to the Confederate flag. It always began with a pledge of allegiance to the stars and stripes.
If you were trying to be funny, you failed. If you were trying to paint a picture of the state, you failed miserably.
Life is hard, and the world is cruel
Hahahaha!
The Chinese are currently fucking us blind over rare-earth metals.
You want every state to have that sort of control over every other state for crucial resources?
You want border crossings at every state border?
Passports for interstate travel?
You are out of your tiny fucking mind.
If American Democrats are "right of center" ... what is Center?
Apparently, the Soviet Union from my best guess. I've yet to see people on the left call someone left-wing that's short of a dictator - anything else they call a "moderate" or "right wing". As a journalist once put it, most left-wing people live in densely packed left-wing area's - so they're distorted into thinking that "extreme left wing" is "moderate" and that anything short of absolute government control of everything is "right wing". I've known plenty of people from extremely liberal area's who spend their time railing on about the virtues of communism and yet claim that they're moderate, simply because everyone from where they grew up is as far left as they are.
"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants." ~Thomas Jefferson
>>>If you think the Democrats are anywhere near communist you are a total nutcase
Other than Democrats not supporting the idea of taking-away private ownership of land, how are they different from Communists? I can't think of anything. They are just 1-2 steps shy of where the communists lie on the political spectrum (i.e. pro big government).
"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." - historian Evelyn Beatrice Hall
Have you seen where George Soros's money has been going?
Gamingmuseum.com: Give your 3D accelerator a rest.
I haven't heard such willful ignorance since the Iraqi Information Minister.
Gamingmuseum.com: Give your 3D accelerator a rest.