It would be one thing if they called the diversity memo out as disruptive and bigoted, but they said it had "wrong opinions." That just reeks of authoritarianism.
I'm more afraid of authoritarianism from a major company than a bigot.
If you haven't read it yourself, I encourage you to challenge yourself with an open mind and give it a read.
I did. It relies on junk science to justify bigotry.
And that's why Google's response concerns me. (I encourage you to look it up too.) It uses the words "wrong opinion" instead of calling out the junk science. But it also abandoned employees who may have mild concerns about the processes that Google was following.
Thus, Google handled the situation poorly because it didn't discredit the "diversity memo." It assumed that everyone disagreed with the memo, which clearly isn't the case.
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Junk science: Think of debunked science like eugenics that were used to justify past bigotry.
Go on then, cite a paragraph directly from Damore's memo that "relies on junk science." I'm waiting. I dare say I'll be waiting a while. Hopefully it inspires you to actually read it for yourself instead of parrot what a few other people have said.
Or at the very least, if you'd prefer the lazier option, listen to what some other people who've read the memo said about it.