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Re:Google Fires Employee Behind Controversial Diversity Memo by camus2 on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @02:37AM (#14955062)
> what surprised me was how political it was

> The workplace is no place for politics like this.

You could argue that affirmative action, because that's what it is about, is essentially a political stance ,and business are totally free to engage into these recruitment practices, but it absolutely follows a specific ideological thus political framework.

IMHO When you introduces political activism in your work place you will transform your work environment into a political battleground. period.

Re:Google Fires Employee Behind Controversial Diversity Memo by boyce on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @03:17AM (#14955261)
You could argue that but that in itself doesn't give the argument credibility.
Re:Google Fires Employee Behind Controversial Diversity Memo by generic_user on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @07:48AM (#14956790)
I think the hundreds of blog and social media posts by hardcore leftists co-workers calling for him to be fired and worse because they do not believe has the right to speak his opinions because the disagree with his opinions is ample proof that google is political turf. And purging political enemies and claiming turf is part of the culture at this point.