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Re: Agent fired from literary agency for using Parler and Gab

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Post by tssva »

Zuider wrote: post #64
DaiPlusPlus wrote: post #47

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Political affiliation is not a protected class. Being "a Christian" (whatever that means...) is a protected class - but where in the Bible did Moses or Jesus command people to use Gab, Parler - or even be "conservative"? You can be fired for being a selfish ass (I'm referring to the donkey hybrid, as befits the biblical narrative) - and that's my interpretation of what happened. What matters now is if the law will al…

Selfish ass? You have made an allegation about this person's character which does not appear to have supporting evidence, either in the article posted or any other source.

Did you miss the part where they use Gab and Parker?

Re: Agent fired from literary agency for using Parler and Gab

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Post by etangent »

at_a_remove wrote: post #79

This new wave of McCarthyism is really exciting from a historical perspective. And, you know, perversely, my long-standing belief that so many "historical" victims are eager to strap on the jackboots themselves gets yet another data point.

that's because victim/oppressor is a false dichotomy. the true dichotomy is friend/enemy

Re: Agent fired from literary agency for using Parler and Gab

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Post by cooper12 »

sneak wrote: post #76
snicker7 wrote: post #73

At this point, companies might as well just have an explicit policy of not hiring anyone registered as a Republican. Party affiliation is not a protected class, after all.

This feels a bit snarky. There seems to me, looking at all of this US hyperpartisan nonsense as an outsider, to be quite a bit of difference between the frothy Gab/Parler/etc contingent and an average median republican (who I don't really imagine spends a ton of time on niche social media).

They're quick to tell on themselves. When Biden condemned white supremacy, a lot of conservative leaders were outraged at the attack against them: https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/01/why-are-conservative....

Re: Agent fired from literary agency for using Parler and Gab

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Post by neartheplain »

common_crow wrote: post #10

Reminds me of Dawn Frederick, a literary agent who was "cancelled" for calling 911 on looters who rammed a van into the gas station on her apartment block: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/p... This happened during the BLM protests this summer in St. Loius. The looters she reported were blocks away from any BLM protest, and other looting bands were setting fires on nearby blocks. Frederick w…

Another for your list: Jordanian-American woman gets her publishing deal canceled for tweeting about a rude DC Metro employee, because the Metro employee was black.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2019/05/11/dc-...

Re: Agent fired from literary agency for using Parler and Gab

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Post by gnicholas »

snicker7 wrote: post #73

At this point, companies might as well just have an explicit policy of not hiring anyone registered as a Republican. Party affiliation is not a protected class, after all.

> Party affiliation is not a protected class, after all.

In California, it actually is.

https://reason.com/volokh/2020/07/26/laws-protecting-private...

Re: Agent fired from literary agency for using Parler and Gab

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Post by throwawaysea »

pwinnski wrote: post #50
TeaDrunk wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

According to the article it appears she signed up and actively encouraged others to join as well explicitly for the lack of censorship. "In a November 12 tweet, Oefelein invited followers to join her on the conservative social network, which she described as "a great platform with no censorship." Oefelein suggested earlier this month that she may also use the far-right social networking site Gab." The fired agent als…

Parler, at least, despite initially claiming to not censor anyone/anything, went out of its way to censor/block people in opposed groups.[0] Parler's CEO bragged about blocking trolls, which he identified as those attacking Christians or conservatives.[1] Of course, the most politically-conservative Christians I know are not on Parler nor Gab, but they're also not Trump supporters, which seemed to be the real reason…

Are people still peddling the hyperbole/lie that this was an attempted coup? https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/01/06/why-this-wasnt-a-coup-c...

Re: Agent fired from literary agency for using Parler and Gab

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Post by gnicholas »

DaiPlusPlus wrote: post #47
300bps wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The fired agent telegraphed which law she believed has been violated when she said, "I just got fired because I'm a Christian and a conservative." https://www.eeoc.gov/religious-discrimination

Political affiliation is not a protected class. Being "a Christian" (whatever that means...) is a protected class - but where in the Bible did Moses or Jesus command people to use Gab, Parler - or even be "conservative"? You can be fired for being a selfish ass (I'm referring to the donkey hybrid, as befits the biblical narrative) - and that's my interpretation of what happened. What matters now is if the law will al…

> Political affiliation is not a protected class.

It is in California (and various other states).

https://reason.com/volokh/2020/07/26/laws-protecting-private...

Re: Agent fired from literary agency for using Parler and Gab

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Post by dehrmann »

tptacek wrote: post #63

Just a reminder that Newsweek ceased publication back in 2013, and the rights to its brand were purchased by an odd Christian sect, somewhat along the lines of The Washington Times and the Reunification Church. The new "Newsweek" capitalizes on the brand reputation of the old one, but has no connections to it; a good thing to do with Newsweek pieces is to check the byline and look up what their background is.

According to Wikipedia, it was bought by IBT Media in 2013, then spun-off as an independent entity in 2018 that I assume is owned by the same people as IBT.

I found claims that IBT's other notable property, the International Business Times (which I haven't heard of), has been a content farm, but I only glossed over it.

I can't seem to find Newsweek on the Median Bias chart, but it's ranked similarly to CNN.

https://www.adfontesmedia.com/newsweek-bias-and-reliability/

https://www.adfontesmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Med...

My take is it's mostly accurate, but I wouldn't use it as a primary source.

Re: Agent fired from literary agency for using Parler and Gab

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Post by bentcorner »

snicker7 wrote: post #73

At this point, companies might as well just have an explicit policy of not hiring anyone registered as a Republican. Party affiliation is not a protected class, after all.

At least in California, you cannot be fired for your political view.

https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySectio...

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