It's no secret that tech companies play at politics. But the big companies overwhelmingly favor only one of America's dominant political factions—the Democratic Party—even to the extent of shunning and shaming individuals in the industry who identify with conservatives. Now the tech industry, led by Facebook, is discovering that it has accomplished nothing but to make itself a target for Republican officials without gaining lasting favor among Democrats.
Politics remains a domain where loyalty is fleeting and "friends" are discarded as soon as they cease to be useful, J.D. Tuccille writes.
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