The Real Lesson in Grubhub CEO Telling Trump Supporters to Resign

> People have a right to their own politics without it affecting their career.

Do they? Why?

What if your politics is supporting the KKK? This isn't a hyperbolic example: when I was very young, my state almost elected a former KKK grand wizard to the governorship. Are people that the KKK wants to get rid of supposed to be supportive of the careers of KKK members?

The only way I can see this working is if we treat "politics" as a sort of abstract break-room argument that we can all ignore at the end of the day. And this email is saying that, while that's usually true enough to get by, this particular presidency is an exception. (I don't expect it would have been sent for any other candidate in the primary of any party.) If it weren't possible for politics to have such exceptions time-to-time, it wouldn't be a pursuit that mattered.

The statement is well put. It is differentiating between the behavior and the person.

Doing some quick reading comprehension stuff:

- The demeaning, insulting and ridiculing BEHAVIOR has no place.

- I reject the POLITICS of Donald Trump

- shield our community from this MOVEMENT (i.e. the aforementioned politics)

He clearly laid out values of Mr. Trump then proceeds to explain how espousing them would result in a bad fit for his company.

More specifically, here's what cannot be derived from his email:

- "If you VOTED for Trump you're fired." As hard as it is for me to understand, I do realize one may have other reasons why he/she voted for Trump.

- "If you support Trump, you're fired." This one is murky but one may support some of his actions while rejecting others.

This is kind of weird logic to me. I see the letter as a good thing.

He thinks the letter is bad because Grubhub's market cap dropped $120M? To me this CEO is commendable. He stands for protecting people from a dangerous and inept man, despite the monetary (and probably social capital) costs. If dumbass VCs don't see a threat in Trump's behavior and want to shun this guy, he's ok with that.

The author of this article is saying "Don't say bad things about the fascists, you'll lose money". I strongly disagree. Do everything you can to keep people, at-risk communities, and the planet safe during this presidency.

Someone else wrote it better on twitter today: "The Holocaust Museum in DC features IBM in its permanent exhibition. Our industry can choose its role in history." (by @marcprecipice)

If you weren't previously aware of the fact that IBM used its technology to facilitate the Holocaust, you can read about it here: http://www.ibmandtheholocaust.com/

What he says at the core is perfectly fine. His mistake is politicizing the message when there is no need for that and hinting at a connection between Trump becoming president and that the people who voted for him likely don't support what is written in the e-mail.

From an outsider's perspective: The reason for that might stem from the fact that this election was fought like a war, as in, they demonized the enemy. This was especially strong when it came to Trump. So now that the election/war is over, some people can't go back to view the "other" side in a rational way. For them, that side is still exactly everything the media told them it is and I believe that is the case here.

My view is that plenty of Trump's support is white people who believe they are under attack - there has been a push for some time that every gain for the rights of minorities comes at the cost of the majority. Those people are falling for a racist lie, and telling them 'If you support this candidate, get out.' isn't going to help that, just push them further to feel that lie is true, and entrench their support.

Instead, if the email had explained the harm those policies might do to colleagues, and how the company aims to defend those people... maybe views get changed.

Honestly, I imagine this email is an angry mistake, intended to provide help to those who will suffer support, however, it ends up being an unintended threat. It's hard to say without a magical detector for intent, but the damage is done.