Re:Google Fires Employee Behind Controversial Diversity Memo
by RaleyField on Monday August 07, 2017 @11:40PM
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> This is simply a matter of the constitution not going far enough
I don't have to hear obscenities on my private property.
There's also freedom of association. It seems weird to me that one would be against authoritarianism when it comes to freedom of speech but be blindly for authoritarianism when it comes to association. I won't and can't judge whether the firing of that googler was justified but shareholders of google should have the right to fire whoever they bloody want.
Re:Google Fires Employee Behind Controversial Diversity Memo
by toomuchtodo on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @12:02AM
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> I won't and can't judge whether the firing of that googler was justified but shareholders of google should have the right to fire whoever they bloody want.
Would you hold the same argument if I decided to acquire 51% of Google stock and fire all female employees? Or just the ones that decided to exercise their free speech? What shareholders wants comes second to government regulations to protect workers, for good reason.
As may the government through statute. This is simply a matter of the constitution not going far enough, and additional law needed to prevent employment termination from expression not deemed "in fashion".