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Re:Google Fires Employee Behind Controversial Diversity Memo by syshum on Monday August 07, 2017 @10:36PM (#14953388)
I understand all of that, but you put it in the context of Center/Right persons forming groups and finding employment with Center/Right Organizations

I do not see where that solves the discourse problem, all you end up with is a bunch of Authoritiarna Right companies in a Right Echo Chamber and a bunch of Authoritarian Left companies in a left Echo Chamber

The solution is to get back to promoting true free expression and the idea that "I disagree with what you have to say, but respect you for saying it"

Free Speech is under massive assault, but not from government but from societal sanction which is just as bad and just as dangerous

Societal sanction has a habit of becoming Government Censorship in short order

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Re:Google Fires Employee Behind Controversial Diversity Memo by PKop on Monday August 07, 2017 @10:44PM (#14953467)
That would take initiative from "the other side".

That won't happen. Because if company leadership, or basically just a group of employees within some company argued for "tolerance" of thought... for example with this Google employee, those individuals would be tarred and feathered just the same.

Does it look like SJW tech industry employees want to discuss and debate ideas?.....

https://twitter.com/polNewsForever/status/894741252977119232

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Re:Google Fires Employee Behind Controversial Diversity Memo by syshum on Monday August 07, 2017 @10:54PM (#14953581)
No they dont, which is one of the reason I work in Tech well outside of Silicon Valley... and have no intention of ever working in Silicon Valley. I would rather live under a bridge than work in that region...
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