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Google workers arrested after protesting company's work with Israel

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Re: Google workers arrested after protesting company's work with Israel

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Post by swexbe »

gorbot wrote: post #28
NeverFade wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

In what form of government is a vocal minority of activist workers allowed to take over their employer's place of business? Please don't say "communism" as they would be sent to the gulag or worse in every communist regime that has ever existed.

This comment is confusing. It makes me think that you believe their endgame is actually become the owners of the office they occupied or otherwise gain something. Their goal was to make themselves be heard. Us talking about it right now means it’s working.

We’re discussing about a group of google employees. Not about the issue they were protesting.

Re: Google workers arrested after protesting company's work with Israel

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Post by pyuser583 »

NeverFade wrote: post #6
dunekid wrote: post #3

Land of the free. Indeed it is.

In what form of government is a vocal minority of activist workers allowed to take over their employer's place of business? Please don't say "communism" as they would be sent to the gulag or worse in every communist regime that has ever existed.

Communist countries absolutely used “vocal minorities” as a way to control people. The vocal minority might be organized crime, the Red Guard, or anonymous denunciation.

It wasn’t a coincidence that communist countries had massive police forces and widespread crime. They are both parts of the same function.

Re: Google workers arrested after protesting company's work with Israel

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Post by arrowsmith »

drak0n1c wrote: post #12

Regardless of your opinion of the Daily Wire, they have an in-depth article with details that the Washington Post omitted. With hyperlinks to each source: https://www.dailywire.com/news/google-employees-occupy-offic...

Why is everybody in every photo still wearing masks in 2024? Are there seriously still places where this is considered normal?

Re: Google workers arrested after protesting company's work with Israel

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Post by anon291 »

sdenton4 wrote: post #20
NeverFade wrote: post #9

They didn't just "protest" their company's work with Israel. They took over company offices, including the office of Google Cloud CEO in Sunnyvale, and refused to vacate them for 9+ hours.

Yes... That's what protest looks like.

Yeah it's insane that anyone from Jan 6 was arrested and jailed for protest /s.

Re: Google workers arrested after protesting company's work with Israel

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Post by rags2riches »

gorbot wrote: post #28
NeverFade wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

In what form of government is a vocal minority of activist workers allowed to take over their employer's place of business? Please don't say "communism" as they would be sent to the gulag or worse in every communist regime that has ever existed.

This comment is confusing. It makes me think that you believe their endgame is actually become the owners of the office they occupied or otherwise gain something. Their goal was to make themselves be heard. Us talking about it right now means it’s working.

The actual acts performed in the protest may very well be the goal for some of the protesters. The stated goals are in that case only rationalizations.

Re: Google workers arrested after protesting company's work with Israel

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Post by mrtesthah »

arrowsmith wrote: post #43
drak0n1c wrote: post #12

Regardless of your opinion of the Daily Wire, they have an in-depth article with details that the Washington Post omitted. With hyperlinks to each source: https://www.dailywire.com/news/google-employees-occupy-offic...

Why is everybody in every photo still wearing masks in 2024? Are there seriously still places where this is considered normal?

it reduces the risk of doxxing.

Re: Google workers arrested after protesting company's work with Israel

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Post by tsimionescu »

zadokshi wrote: post #24
dunekid wrote: post #3

Land of the free. Indeed it is.

Freedom on full display. Employees free to break their employment contract. Employer free to fire them. Let me guess, you want power to control what people and companies can or can not do? I don’t trust you enough to put you in control of that.

You would be right if they were fired, but they were arrested by the state. Not so free to protest.
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