I read all 3000 words. Of course it was an appropriate work place share--he was complaining about the working conditions of his company. He said that he had previously complained to the labor board as well. How are you supposed to complain about your company and discriminating work conditions if you never tell your company?

Yes and absolutely not. He should have stuck with the problems of ideological rigidity and shame-silencing and said absolutely nothing about differences between any groups of people.

> Did you think it was an appropriate workplace share

Depends on the workplace, doesn't it?

This answer is a dodge.

Why would that matter? Every workplace has an expectation for you to get along with your colleagues.

Some places actively encourage it, and provide forums for discussing such topics. Google, for example..