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What makes you think that these platforms are actually taking action for "the left?" Is silicon valley actually a leftist paradise full of leftist megacorperati

What makes you think that these platforms are actually taking action for "the left?" Is silicon valley actually a leftist paradise full of leftist megacorperations?

j_walter 6y ago
Ummm...yes https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/facebook-inc/summary?all=2020&id=D000033563 https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/facebook-inc/summary?all=20... https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/microsoft-corp/summary?id=D000000115 https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/microsoft-corp/summary?id=D... https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/amazon-com/summary?all=2020&id=D000023883 https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/amazon-com/summary?all=2020...
- bmaisonp 6y ago
  They are certainly aligned with the US Democratic party, but I think it's a mistake to equate the Democrats with "the left" unless you're only speaking in that total American context where "Left=Dems, Right=GOP, end of story."
  - com 6y ago
    Where I live, US Democratic Party policy positions would be held by unelectable right wingers. I agree that confusing some kind of left alignment with the US Democratic Party is not advisable, even in parts of the USA.
- africanboy 6y ago
  the Democratic party of the USA is center-leftish at best. For example they don't openly support - unions - universal free healthcare - strong workers' guaranteed rights (paid holidays, paid sick leave, paternity/maternity, limited working hours - e.g. max 40 hours per week -, overtime pay etc. etc.)
  - yuliyp 6y ago
    > they don't openly support What's the definition of openly support you're using? Going off the party platform, it seems like they do: > unions > strong workers' guaranteed rights https://democrats.org/where-we-stand/party-platform/building-a-stronger-fairer-economy/ https://democrats.org/where-we-stand/party-platform/building... see the section "Protecting Workers and Families and Creating Millions of Jobs Across America" > universal free healthcare Except for the word "free", https://democrats.org/where-we-stand/party-platform/achieving-universal-affordable-quality-health-care/ https://democrats.org/where-we-stand/party-platform/achievin... makes their position on universal health care clear. Exactly how the cost gets shared by society is something that's a bit more nuanced (there's no way for it to be completely free; the question is how much is funded by taxes vs other fees).
    - africanboy 6y ago
      that's interesting. thanks for posting it. My knowledge of their program was evidently not updated with their latest propositions. I hope they'll make it this time.

What makes you think that these platforms are actually taking action for "the left?" Is silicon valley actually a leftist paradise full of leftist megacorperations?

j_walter 6y ago

Ummm...yes https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/facebook-inc/summary?all=2020&id=D000033563 https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/facebook-inc/summary?all=20... https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/microsoft-corp/summary?id=D000000115 https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/microsoft-corp/summary?id=D... https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/amazon-com/summary?all=2020&id=D000023883 https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/amazon-com/summary?all=2020...

bmaisonp 6y ago
They are certainly aligned with the US Democratic party, but I think it's a mistake to equate the Democrats with "the left" unless you're only speaking in that total American context where "Left=Dems, Right=GOP, end of story."
- com 6y ago
  Where I live, US Democratic Party policy positions would be held by unelectable right wingers. I agree that confusing some kind of left alignment with the US Democratic Party is not advisable, even in parts of the USA.
africanboy 6y ago
the Democratic party of the USA is center-leftish at best. For example they don't openly support - unions - universal free healthcare - strong workers' guaranteed rights (paid holidays, paid sick leave, paternity/maternity, limited working hours - e.g. max 40 hours per week -, overtime pay etc. etc.)
- yuliyp 6y ago
  > they don't openly support What's the definition of openly support you're using? Going off the party platform, it seems like they do: > unions > strong workers' guaranteed rights https://democrats.org/where-we-stand/party-platform/building-a-stronger-fairer-economy/ https://democrats.org/where-we-stand/party-platform/building... see the section "Protecting Workers and Families and Creating Millions of Jobs Across America" > universal free healthcare Except for the word "free", https://democrats.org/where-we-stand/party-platform/achieving-universal-affordable-quality-health-care/ https://democrats.org/where-we-stand/party-platform/achievin... makes their position on universal health care clear. Exactly how the cost gets shared by society is something that's a bit more nuanced (there's no way for it to be completely free; the question is how much is funded by taxes vs other fees).
  - africanboy 6y ago
    that's interesting. thanks for posting it. My knowledge of their program was evidently not updated with their latest propositions. I hope they'll make it this time.