‘If we don’t fight back, we don’t have a future’: the journalist taking on the ‘tech fascists’ of Silicon Valley
‘Maga is a cult of grievance that seeks to purge its enemies by demonising them through absurd and surreal propaganda’ … Gil Durán. Photograph: Winni Wintermeyer/The GuardianView image in fullscreen‘Maga is a cult of grievance that seeks to purge its enemies by demonising them through absurd and surreal propaganda’ … Gil Durán. Durán was responding to a post from the tech company Palantir outlining its 22‑point “technological manifesto”, which praised American “hard power”, western culture and AI weapons, denounced inclusivity and called for compulsory national service.
- ▪‘Maga is a cult of grievance that seeks to purge its enemies by demonising them through absurd and surreal propaganda’ … Gil Durán.
- ▪Photograph: Winni Wintermeyer/The GuardianView image in fullscreen‘Maga is a cult of grievance that seeks to purge its enemies by demonising them through absurd and surreal propaganda’ … Gil Durán.
- ▪Durán was responding to a post from the tech company Palantir outlining its 22‑point “technological manifesto”, which praised American “hard power”, western culture and AI weapons, denounced inclusivity and called for compulsory national se
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‘Maga is a cult of grievance that seeks to purge its enemies by demonising them through absurd and surreal propaganda’ … Gil Durán. Photograph: Winni Wintermeyer/The GuardianView image in fullscreen‘Maga is a cult of grievance that seeks to purge its enemies by demonising them through absurd and surreal propaganda’ … Gil Durán. Photograph: Winni Wintermeyer/The GuardianThe ideas interviewLife and style‘If we don’t fight back, we don’t have a future’: the journalist taking on the ‘tech fascists’ of Silicon ValleyAs Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and their peers have grown richer and more influential, Gil Durán argues they have all but abandoned democracy – and found the perfect government to enable themSteve RoseWed 5 Aug 2026 05.00 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleIn April, Gil Durán was…
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