#tech-politics

#tech-politics

The co-founder and CEO of Salesforce, said last week that Donald Trump should make good on his threats to send the US national guard into San Francisco, despite resistance from local leaders. Even Marc Benioff's own public relations manager was aghast at his remarks, according to the New York Times. Benioff is a local power player in the City by the Bay. His company is the city's largest private employer.

The 'Nerd Reich' is a web of powerful, ultra-wealthy tech billionaires whose politics push the country away from democracy towards unrestrained capitalism and monarchy.