http://www.ocregister.com/articles/tech-678807-oligarchs-valley.html

I personally find it rather sad, that the tech sector that once seemed like a beacon for the future has come to embody our fears.

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The new platform would be a combination of climate change militancy and redistribution of wealth to the poor who, due in large part to the policies advocated by Silicon Valley, have little hope of moving up economically, much less buying a home in our state. This “upstairs downstairs” coalition – largely indifferent to the interests of the traditional middle class or working class – may well represent the future of the Democratic Party, initially in the Golden State and, increasingly, nationally.

Of course, Bernie Sanders may yet have his moment, but the America he represents, that of sure things and widespread equality, will fade with him. The economic future likely belongs not to the populists but to the oligarchs and those in politics who choose to tap their money and influence to gain power. Welcome to the 21st century.


For who could be free when every other man's humour might domineer over him? - John Locke (2nd Treatise, sect 57)