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Google is stifling anti-ICE speech in the workplace
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#33Excellent! A company is a place to work, not do politics. I've left jobs due to overly woke colleagues who made every single meeting into a crusade against white men. In my current company, political discussion is forbidden, and I am very happy about that. People who love politics should go into politics, and leave their jobs. Plenty of public sector organizations who only talk politics for them, and peace of mind fo…
And you'd be happily working at IBM building "resource management" software and hardware for the Nazis because "what they do with this software is not your responsibility".
It ain't so black-and-white, and people with this kind of mentality are what enable the atrocities we've seen in the past and are seeing today.
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#34what's most disturbing rn is the number of comments implying that there's nothing political about work :?
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#35It's funny -- about 8 years ago I remember this exact same issue came up, but the other way around. There was this guy, James Damore, basically a republican who said the diversity program was grievance politics or whatever, sent out a memo to hundreds of other employees, created a kerfuffle, ultimately was fired. He sued and retracted. Anyways back then I felt some sympathy for the guy, talking politics at work, beca…
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#36Google is pro-gestapo now? They have fallen so far from "Don't be evil."
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#37> “Most folks are afraid to discuss anything remotely political at work.” There are plenty of other places to talk politics, religion, or share personal opinions. Work is best kept for work.
Choosing not to discuss something and being afraid to discuss something are very different in very important ways.
I agree, though if all someone has to go on is that I stayed silent, it might be difficult to conclude whether I am uninterested, indifferent, or scared stiff.
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#38It's funny -- about 8 years ago I remember this exact same issue came up, but the other way around. There was this guy, James Damore, basically a republican who said the diversity program was grievance politics or whatever, sent out a memo to hundreds of other employees, created a kerfuffle, ultimately was fired. He sued and retracted. Anyways back then I felt some sympathy for the guy, talking politics at work, beca…
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#39What tech company allows this at workplace these days? How's Apple these days?
Pretty much all the big tech companies allow this. It's just that they are pro-ICE and pro-current administration in the workplace speech. Their CEOs have already bent the knee, made the tens of millions to half billions in donations to the Trump family, and expect everyone under them not to undermine their sycophancy. It's a real problem with the tech industry. Repeating IBM's WWII mistakes. https://en.wikipedia.org…
Most US companies are run like tiny little fascist dictatorships, which is a great training ground for the real thing. Contrast eg Norway, where businesses operate inside of a formal 3-way agreement (Trepartssamarbeidet) between the government, employers associations, and trade unions.
It's going to take probably a few rounds of fascism and many millions dead before Americans widely decide to change the fundamental nature of business.
Re: Google is stifling anti-ICE speech in the workplace
#40It's funny -- about 8 years ago I remember this exact same issue came up, but the other way around. There was this guy, James Damore, basically a republican who said the diversity program was grievance politics or whatever, sent out a memo to hundreds of other employees, created a kerfuffle, ultimately was fired. He sued and retracted. Anyways back then I felt some sympathy for the guy, talking politics at work, beca…
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> You've had the luxury and privilege for so long
Ah yes, the United States. Famously pro-left wing since Nixon.