This is another story where the real story is that people are surprised by this . Silicon Valley is smack dab in the middle of liberal mecca , and these tech companies haven ' t been shy about their political bias . What ' s playing out in America right now seems to be a common theme throughout history . Perhaps wellintentioned , progressive policies erode a culture and atrophy it ' s once great economy . The result is a nationalist movement to restore what the citizenry believe they have lost . Both sides assume they have the moral high ground causing them to go to extremes as far as sparking a civil war . A fascist government emerges to restore order and the lost culture . More blood will eventually be spilled to restore liberty . Rinse and repeat . Thus is the inevitable result of eroding liberty baby step by baby step in the pursuit of an unattainable level of security . It would be humorous if Canada wasn ' t so affected by their ignorance of history , and wasn ' t headed down the same path as well .