Those who exercise free speech should also defend it even when it’s offensive

Re:Those who exercise free speech should also defend it even... by high_derivative on Thursday June 25, 2020 @05:40AM (#23638703)

'should be incapable of joining the software profession based on their genetics'

He absolutely did no such thing and this is an incredibly disingenuous representation. You can still argue he should be fired without this.

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Re:Those who exercise free speech should also defend it even... by worik on Thursday June 25, 2020 @06:13AM (#23638909)

I have just reread the first few pages of his memo. I had forgotten, it has been a few years. It is naive, pompous, and offensive to people who have been fighting against the currents of prejudice and bigotry for generations.

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3914586-Googles-Ideo...

Perhaps he should not have been fired, but what a prick!

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Re:Those who exercise free speech should also defend it even... by humanrebar on Thursday June 25, 2020 @08:18AM (#23639768)

I don't know Damore personally, so this concern might not apply, but I wonder if neuro-atypical folks aren't the hardest hit folks in the current reenactment of The Crucible.

EDIT: And The Scarlet Letter seems relevant as well.

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