No, they just want to virtue-signal to their SJW friends in the industry. In the SJW Olympics, the Gold goes to the company that does the most to discriminate against straight white males.
Yeah, but these forums will have a ton of unintentional comedy. Listening to employee after employee lining up to agree with the official company policy, some looking obviously uncomfortable as they recite an obvious script, will be FUCKING HILARIOUS!
The purpose of a "townhall meeting" is dialog. Google had already made it clear that they want a monologue. Cancelling it was very sensible.
Nonsense, Glorious Leader make it clear that we will find a way to debate issues on which we might disagree -- while doing so in line with our Code of Conduct that says we all shall agree with Glorious Leader!
What a fine dialog we shall have on the ideas of Glorious Leader, whom we shall all agree with or else!
Yes it will be debated, but only from the political correct viewpoint
Yes, the "debate" will consist of everyone at Google publicly agreeing that he's wrong, and anyone who agrees with him keeping their mouths shut in fear.
So there is an effort to silence, but it's not working very well is it?
No, it's working quite well. You can bet this ends with the guy who wrote this memo being fired or forced to resign, and being blacklisted in Silicon Valley. The only reason he hasn't been fired already is that his memo got leaked to the public and Google knows there will be a backlash from non-SJW's if they do it now.
So they'll either wait for the uproar to die down and then dispose of him quietly (probably make him sign an NDA to get severance) or they'll fire him soon and just take the backlash in exchange for some virtue-signalling. Either way, the guy is toast and a clear message is sent to everyone else: "If you engage in wrongspeak or wrongthink, you WILL be punished for it!"
Well, then I hope at least one person on that team realized that engineering also involves things like mathematics, metallurgy, wind resonance, modeling, etc.--not just feelings.
Poor bastard. Add yet another name to the list of "social justice" crucifixions. At least this poor guy will just lose his job and career, not face actual jail time for his wrongspeak.
Thank heaven we have the Google VP of Diversity, Integrity & Governance to challenge the old-fashioned idea that engineering is about stuff like mathematics, metallurgy, tolerances, formulas, algorithms, etc. That sort of thinking is so old-school!
Keep your "math" there, old-man Hitler. Progressives know that real engineering is all about empathy!
This stuff has gotten so silly at this point that it's hardly even worth attacking anymore. It would be pure comic gold if it weren't so Orwellian and real people weren't losing their jobs and even facing actual jail time over this insane bullshit.
I just hope the people who designed the bridge I drive over every day didn't think that "engineering is all about cooperation, collaboration, and empathy for both your colleagues and your customers."
Not true. She's there to make sure that everyone engages in correct thinking and correct speaking, and that people understand that engineering is all about empathy, emotions, and diversity.
If the CIA is really meddling in the affairs of as many countries as you lot seem to think, where are the success stories then?
Well, you usually don't hear about them until many decades later of course. But, in fairness, the CIA has been pretty successful at defending the value of the Dollar and representing U.S. business interests (including defending the Dollar against anyone stupid enough to challenge it). But their attempts at regime change have been a series of disasters with often horrific unintended consequences. Here, read all about it.
But here's is a question for you. What do you think the CIA does all day? You don't seem to think they ever have a hand in anything, so what exactly do you think they *do* with their $15 billion every year? Do you think it costs $15 billion to produce a world factbook each year? Do they just hire a shit-ton of people to sit around their offices to stare at the walls all day? Are they using it to buy blackjack and hookers for the world's largest office party?
Days if CIA getting involved into governments of other countries are over (mostly, but completely in South America). It ended when the cold war stopped.
I didn't say the administration was a good one. But if you think the CIA hasn't played a very active role in this situation (as it has in MANY, MANY other coups and economic crashes in the region), you're being very naive. Regardless of the competence or incompetence of the regime, they can make it almost impossible for a socialist/communist government to survive. Cuba is one of the very rare exceptions, and they were only able to do it because they were so stringently isolated and resilient.
It's a leftover Cold War mentality, but the ultimate goal is still to serve the interests of the U.S. dollar and U.S. corporations.
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And hardcore libertarians when someone dares ask them to share.
Just put up some videos with no white male heroes. No one will know the difference.
1. Blinded by his own ego.
2. Incredibly naive.
3. Plain fucking stupid.
4. Fed up to the point where he no longer cared if they fired him
FTFY
SJW's don't argue. They scream.
why, because they are better programmers?
No, they just want to virtue-signal to their SJW friends in the industry. In the SJW Olympics, the Gold goes to the company that does the most to discriminate against straight white males.
If we continue down this path, we're headed for another Civil War in the U.S.
Yeah, but these forums will have a ton of unintentional comedy. Listening to employee after employee lining up to agree with the official company policy, some looking obviously uncomfortable as they recite an obvious script, will be FUCKING HILARIOUS!
Sort of like a gameshow at Dr. Klahn's Island.
No, you're perfectly safe to speak out--as long as it's in agreement.
The purpose of a "townhall meeting" is dialog. Google had already made it clear that they want a monologue. Cancelling it was very sensible.
Nonsense, Glorious Leader make it clear that we will find a way to debate issues on which we might disagree -- while doing so in line with our Code of Conduct that says we all shall agree with Glorious Leader!
What a fine dialog we shall have on the ideas of Glorious Leader, whom we shall all agree with or else!
No, it will silence the viewpoint of anyone else who might agree with him because they don't want to be fired and blacklisted too.
I believe in free speech, so I'm certainly not going to be moving to Canada anytime soon, thanks.
Yes it will be debated, but only from the political correct viewpoint
Yes, the "debate" will consist of everyone at Google publicly agreeing that he's wrong, and anyone who agrees with him keeping their mouths shut in fear.
So there is an effort to silence, but it's not working very well is it?
No, it's working quite well. You can bet this ends with the guy who wrote this memo being fired or forced to resign, and being blacklisted in Silicon Valley. The only reason he hasn't been fired already is that his memo got leaked to the public and Google knows there will be a backlash from non-SJW's if they do it now.
So they'll either wait for the uproar to die down and then dispose of him quietly (probably make him sign an NDA to get severance) or they'll fire him soon and just take the backlash in exchange for some virtue-signalling. Either way, the guy is toast and a clear message is sent to everyone else: "If you engage in wrongspeak or wrongthink, you WILL be punished for it!"
Well, then I hope at least one person on that team realized that engineering also involves things like mathematics, metallurgy, wind resonance, modeling, etc.--not just feelings.
Poor bastard. Add yet another name to the list of "social justice" crucifixions. At least this poor guy will just lose his job and career, not face actual jail time for his wrongspeak.
One point where the author is spot on is the overwhelming efforts to silence any other viewpoints.
Hush, you fool! Do you want to get fired and blacklisted in Silicon Valley?!?
Now, say 20 "Feminism is just about equality"s and promise Holy Mother Clinton to never utter wrongspeak again!
Thank heaven we have the Google VP of Diversity, Integrity & Governance to challenge the old-fashioned idea that engineering is about stuff like mathematics, metallurgy, tolerances, formulas, algorithms, etc. That sort of thinking is so old-school!
Keep your "math" there, old-man Hitler. Progressives know that real engineering is all about empathy!
This stuff has gotten so silly at this point that it's hardly even worth attacking anymore. It would be pure comic gold if it weren't so Orwellian and real people weren't losing their jobs and even facing actual jail time over this insane bullshit.
I just hope the people who designed the bridge I drive over every day didn't think that "engineering is all about cooperation, collaboration, and empathy for both your colleagues and your customers."
Talk about a useless position.
Not true. She's there to make sure that everyone engages in correct thinking and correct speaking, and that people understand that engineering is all about empathy, emotions, and diversity.
a) Assad regime
b) ISIS
pick any one
If the CIA is really meddling in the affairs of as many countries as you lot seem to think, where are the success stories then?
Well, you usually don't hear about them until many decades later of course. But, in fairness, the CIA has been pretty successful at defending the value of the Dollar and representing U.S. business interests (including defending the Dollar against anyone stupid enough to challenge it). But their attempts at regime change have been a series of disasters with often horrific unintended consequences. Here, read all about it.
But here's is a question for you. What do you think the CIA does all day? You don't seem to think they ever have a hand in anything, so what exactly do you think they *do* with their $15 billion every year? Do you think it costs $15 billion to produce a world factbook each year? Do they just hire a shit-ton of people to sit around their offices to stare at the walls all day? Are they using it to buy blackjack and hookers for the world's largest office party?
How about you show some evidence that the CIA was behind the collapse of Venezuela?
Sure thing, in about 50 years when it's declassified.
Remember how people like you mocked the idea that the CIA backed the 1953 coup in Iran?
He and a couple of whiz kids saved Metropolis with it!
Days if CIA getting involved into governments of other countries are over (mostly, but completely in South America). It ended when the cold war stopped.
LOL. You just keep telling yourself that.
I didn't say the administration was a good one. But if you think the CIA hasn't played a very active role in this situation (as it has in MANY, MANY other coups and economic crashes in the region), you're being very naive. Regardless of the competence or incompetence of the regime, they can make it almost impossible for a socialist/communist government to survive. Cuba is one of the very rare exceptions, and they were only able to do it because they were so stringently isolated and resilient.
It's a leftover Cold War mentality, but the ultimate goal is still to serve the interests of the U.S. dollar and U.S. corporations.