Google diversity head in 2007: Jews have ‘insatiable appetite for war’

Re:Google diversity head in 2007: Jews have ‘insatiable appe... by Flatcircle on Wednesday June 02, 2021 @10:02AM (#27368795)

I didn’t realize this was from 2007.

Past thoughts or beliefs shouldn’t be used to get people fired.

The people that complain there’s a double standard when a minority says something racist about someone that’s white, are the same ones that think you shouldn’t be cancelled for saying things decades ago, and yet they see this type of thing, where a thing was put in writing in 2007, and now they want to cancel him.

I don’t agree with the his statement, but it was from 14 years ago.

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Re:Google diversity head in 2007: Jews have ‘insatiable appe... by hajile on Wednesday June 02, 2021 @10:38AM (#27369198)

If you embezzled millions at your last company, should I make you CEO?

If you have a track record of racism, how can I put you in charge of anti-racism?

Could a Jew working at Google approach him and trust he has their best interests at heart?

There must certainly be better candidates out there.

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Re:Google diversity head in 2007: Jews have ‘insatiable appe... by happytoexplain on Wednesday June 02, 2021 @11:38AM (#27369939)

Past thoughts or beliefs shouldn’t be used to get people fired if they are not also current thoughts or beliefs.

I don't have a strong opinion about whether the blog post in question is fire-worthy - I just think your line of reasoning is often misguided, and wanted to provide the piece that's frequently missing.

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Re:Google diversity head in 2007: Jews have ‘insatiable appe... by zonnard on Wednesday June 02, 2021 @12:04PM (#27370291)

I Agree

Why is it so hard to see his intention? He generalised to them that was wrong , it's like saying black people are x y z. However, the rest of his talk is pretty much true.

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