Re:James Damore and three others end Google suit
by tootie on Saturday May 09, 2020 @01:04PM
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I think the outrage mob in this case is entirely justified. Damore has had plenty of opportunity to apologize. As much as he had a chance to not say anything at all. Political debate is one thing. Misogyny is another. He created a hostile environment. He got fired. I'd be fine knowing this ruined his life.
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Re:James Damore and three others end Google suit
by sullija722 on Saturday May 09, 2020 @01:21PM
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This is how free speech dies. I despise Trump and the right, but the outrage mob and the left is just as bad (and probably more effective) with their ability to destroy peoples' livelihoods for expressing any opinion or questioning the left's dogma.
Re:James Damore and three others end Google suit
by tootie on Saturday May 09, 2020 @03:11PM
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No it isn't. Free speech means you can't be prosecuted for speech. It doesn't mean people can't hate you. You're literally up here telling me I shouldn't speak. What's the difference between saying women are inferior and saying sexists are inferior? The answer is that I'm actually correct.
Re:James Damore and three others end Google suit
by ThrowawayR2 on Saturday May 09, 2020 @07:52PM
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> "Free speech means you can't be prosecuted for speech. It doesn't mean people can't hate you."
Would you have said that to people in the civil rights movement or the labor movement? They were hated and mistreated by many as well and yet your words would have justified that.
The sword always cuts both ways. Your viewpoint will hurt causes you believe in just as much as causes you oppose.
Re:James Damore and three others end Google suit
by tootie on Sunday May 10, 2020 @11:37AM
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Slippery slope? Nope. You're thinking like a programmer where rules have to be rigorously defined. Humans are capable of being reasonable. We are capable of distinguishing hateful speech without an algorithm.