Silicon Valley’s libertarians are trading blows with California Democrats in a fight for the left

Silicon Valley’s libertarians are trading blows with California Democrats in a fight for the left

6 years ago
Anonymous $gcegwZ91io

https://qz.com/1219254/california-democrats-are-trading-blows-with-silicon-valleys-libertarians-in-a-fight-for-the-left/

The progressives are taking over the Democratic party. So far, their message of economic populism has mostly focused on Wall Street and big corporations. Now they are increasingly turning their rage against Silicon Valley.

The tension between progressives and tech libertarians has been growing for a while: While progressives support reasonable government regulations, libertarians believe that business and innovation will thrive only if the government stays away.

Silicon Valley’s libertarians are trading blows with California Democrats in a fight for the left

Mar 1, 2018, 4:33pm UTC
https://qz.com/1219254/california-democrats-are-trading-blows-with-silicon-valleys-libertarians-in-a-fight-for-the-left/ >The progressives are taking over the Democratic party. So far, their message of economic populism has mostly focused on Wall Street and big corporations. Now they are increasingly turning their rage against Silicon Valley. >The tension between progressives and tech libertarians has been growing for a while: While progressives support reasonable government regulations, libertarians believe that business and innovation will thrive only if the government stays away.