Re:Google Fires Employee Behind Controversial Diversity Memo
by yorwba on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @07:33AM
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> If you add the 13% of neutral folks, you will get almost 49%, a slightly greater percentage than 48.5% of those who almost disagree or strongly disagree.
This is just not how you analyze a poll and maintain the impression of honesty. Although I agree with the conclusion that "the supporters of Damore's view are at least comparable in size to the opponents" (based on the 36%/48.5% split), the obvious willingness of the author to exaggerate support for his side is just despicable.
Re:Google Fires Employee Behind Controversial Diversity Memo
by izacus on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @07:15AM
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Any kind of article that uses term "SJW" (which is almost universally meant to be insulting) is suspect.
Re:Google Fires Employee Behind Controversial Diversity Memo
by lurker69 on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @09:03AM
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Yes term is mostly used as an insult. But there just isnt any other term that would replace it and include all those counterproductive radical left groups that relay on character assassination when faced with logical points they cant refute.
PC culture? regressive left? feminsts? LGBTQIAPK? lefties?
Re:Google Fires Employee Behind Controversial Diversity Memo
by sverige on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @07:40AM
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The "social justice warriors" coined the term. Now it is "meant to be insulting"?
Re:Google Fires Employee Behind Controversial Diversity Memo
by angry_octet on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @07:45AM
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Definitely, because it is code for signifying a particular worldview which is dismissive of minorities, and as such is a polemic, not a reasoned argument.
http://motls.blogspot.si/2017/08/james-damore-deserves-1-mil...
> As Damore reminded us, most of the people who agree with him only dare to agree privately.
> What do they answer when their opinions are measured through a poll run on Google-plus – which the SJW officials in charge could still hypothetically access? Some other Google employees gave us the following pie chart:
> 14% strongly agree, 22% almost agree with Damore's letter. That's some 36% if you combine it – over 20,000 employees of Google. If you add the 13% of neutral folks, you will get almost 49%, a slightly greater percentage than 48.5% of those who almost disagree or strongly disagree. Clearly, even if the participants of the poll face some risks that their vote could be used against them, the supporters of Damore's view are at least comparable in size to the opponents.