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Re:Google Fires Employee Behind Controversial Diversity Memo by kylestlb on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @12:56AM (#14954503)
Can you really say 'the establishment' is somehow masterminding anything, when the President of the USA will likely go on twitter to shame Google for what they've done?
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Re:Google Fires Employee Behind Controversial Diversity Memo by wildmusings on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @12:59AM (#14954527)
There probably has never been a President as much at odds with the establishment as Trump.
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Re:Google Fires Employee Behind Controversial Diversity Memo by kylestlb on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @01:47AM (#14954790)
If you think 'establishment' means having vanilla PR, sure. But he is as establishment-minded as the rest of them. Appointing big oil CEO to sec of state, ultra neocon pro-corporation judge to the supreme court, extremely pro charter-school administrator to sec of education. All are very wealthy people who belong to a higher income bracket than the vast majority of America. Establishment has a price tag and he has been able to afford it most of his life. That isn't changing anytime soon.
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