Yeah, that's all well and good, but it reminds me of some douche with a camera going to a black/muslim/white/whatever neighborhood, insulting everyone, and then when people get pissed, "I TOLD you they were uncivilized!".
The first graf of the article starts with the author being butthurt about geeks not finding the economist as relevant as the author/employee does (disclaimer: I used to subscribe, either their quality has notably declined the last 5 years or I've gotten smarter).
The rest of it is place-ism about how geeks should stay out of politics and leave it to the oil companies and defense contractors where it belongs.
It's not reinforcing geek stereotypes to point it out as a crap article.
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"
The first graf of the article starts with the author being butthurt about geeks not finding the economist as relevant as the author/employee does (disclaimer: I used to subscribe, either their quality has notably declined the last 5 years or I've gotten smarter).
The rest of it is place-ism about how geeks should stay out of politics and leave it to the oil companies and defense contractors where it belongs.
It's not reinforcing geek stereotypes to point it out as a crap article.