Google Fires Employee Behind Controversial Diversity Memo

Re:Google Fires Employee Behind Controversial Diversity Memo by remarkEon on Monday August 07, 2017 @11:47PM (#14954001)

This is the most Orwellian thing that has emerged out of all of this, that opinions are "physical" actions. Do you not realize the endstate that line of thinking? Physical reaction in response to opinions.

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Re:Google Fires Employee Behind Controversial Diversity Memo by jacalata on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @12:42AM (#14954397)

You should look up the doctrine of fighting words.

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Re:Google Fires Employee Behind Controversial Diversity Memo by Sacho on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @07:38AM (#14956723)

This doctrine - https://www.thefire.org/misconceptions-about-the-fighting-wo... ?

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Re:Google Fires Employee Behind Controversial Diversity Memo by rtx on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @02:43AM (#14955089)

That sounds like something Tolkien said, "Words have power".

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