Google Fires VP over Bizarre Anti-Anti-Semitic Rant

Post by broknbottle » Sat, Jul 17, 2021, 4:27 PM UTC

Infinitesimus wrote: post #11

How disappointing. It seems the post was about his journey from indoctrinated hatred to coming go see that we are all the same... and Google's response is "you used to have views we don't approve of so you're fired". It doesn't matter that he uses that past as a way to show that there is hope to get past the deep hatred between many groups in the middle east. It is sad how little grace (and perhaps reading comprehens…

Post by joshuamorton » Sat, Jul 17, 2021, 5:48 PM UTC

joecool1029 wrote: post #19

vogon_laureate wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

2: the word ‘antisemite’ was popularised by German trade unionist and pamphleteer Wilhelm Marr who wanted to have a fancier, and thus more acceptable, scientific name for Judenhass (‘Jew hate’). The word has only ever been used to refer to anti-Jewish racism. The word ‘Semite’ is a product of the abhorrent ‘race science’ of the time in Europe that purported to divide up peoples according to pseudo-scientific fashion…

> The word ‘Semite’ is a product of the abhorrent ‘race science’ of the time in Europe that purported to divide up peoples according to pseudo-scientific fashion of the time. Nope. The word Semite was coined in 1771 by August Ludwig von Schlözer to refer to a family of languages and their people. https://muse.jhu.edu/article/18229/summary

Post by CodeGlitch » Sat, Jul 17, 2021, 6:35 PM UTC

vogon_laureate wrote: post #17

yardie wrote: post #9

1. I think posting something like that on LinkedIn is wildly inappropriate. I know it has dreams of being the next Facebook. I wish they’d stick to their lane and keep on being the professional social network everyone hates to use except when they’re job hunting. 2. Part of his statement rings true. Like how can you be anti-Semitic when you are also a Semite. 3. The west should really pay attention. The same propagan…

2: the word ‘antisemite’ was popularised by German trade unionist and pamphleteer Wilhelm Marr who wanted to have a fancier, and thus more acceptable, scientific name for Judenhass (‘Jew hate’). The word has only ever been used to refer to anti-Jewish racism. The word ‘Semite’ is a product of the abhorrent ‘race science’ of the time in Europe that purported to divide up peoples according to pseudo-scientific fashion…