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Balaji Srinivasan is calling for a “tech Zionism” that would see “Grays” loyal to the tech industry take over San Francisco by allying with the police to give themselves privileges as they oppress the “Blues” (liberals).

Essential read by @gilduran: https://newrepublic.com/article/180487/balaji-srinivasan-network-state-plutocrat

#tech #politics #democracy

“What I’m really calling for is something like tech Zionism,” he said, after comparing his movement to those started by the biblical Abraham, Jesus Christ, Joseph Smith (founder of Mormonism), Theodor Herzl (“spiritual father” of the state of Israel), and Lee Kuan Yew (former authoritarian ruler of Singapore). Balaji then revealed his shocking ideas for a tech-governed city where citizens loyal to tech companies would form a new political tribe clad in gray t-shirts. “And if you see another Gray on the street … you do the nod,” he said, during a four-hour talk on the Moment of Zen podcast. “You’re a fellow Gray.”

The Grays’ shirts would feature “Bitcoin or Elon or other kinds of logos … Y Combinator is a good one for the city of San Francisco in particular.” Grays would also receive special ID cards providing access to exclusive, Gray-controlled sectors of the city. In addition, the Grays would make an alliance with the police department, funding weekly “policeman’s banquets” to win them over.

The Tech Baron Seeking to “Ethnically Cleanse” San Francisco

If Balaji Srinivasan is any guide, then the Silicon Valley plutocrats are definitely not okay.

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FediThing 🏳️‍🌈

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Guess this shows the limits of formal education, he has multiple degrees and comes up with unhinged crypto-fascist drivel like this.

...and/or maybe there is something very badly wrong at Stanford.

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Ben Rosengart

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@FediThing There is definitely something wrong at Stanford. Read Malcolm Harris. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/may/10/palo-alto-book-malcom-harris-interview

Greed, eugenics and giant gambles: author Malcolm Harris on the deadly toll of Silicon Valley capitalism

In his hotly anticipated 700-page book, Palo Alto, the writer and activist reviews a dark history through the lens of his home town

^{Lois Beckett (The Guardian)}

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FediThing 🏳️‍🌈

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@fivetonsflax
Horrific stuff 😞

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Craig Nicol

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just as well he went with Gray, so no-one would confuse them with the black shirts.

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David August

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@craignicol it is surprising they would chose grey when it is so close to silver; I did nazi that coming.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Legion_of_America

underground American fascist organization

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