Where does the author say geeks should stay out of politics? I'm not seeing "place-ism" in the article the same way you are. The author appears to be disputing

Where does the author say geeks should stay out of politics? I'm not seeing "place-ism" in the article the same way you are. The author appears to be disputing the arrogance and isolationism often attributed to Silicon Valley by pointing out that groups like FWD.us are getting involved in political discussions. He seems to celebrate the fact that Silicon Valley is getting involved in the "politics-as-usual"