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.
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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.