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Google isn't really in favor of free speech, they fired James Damore for stating quite mild facts that are quite known among clinical psychologists.


Hypothesis: some "mild facts" are legally considered "harmful, discriminatory, and disruptive." These two things can both be true, but if they are, companies might still be obligated to minimize a harmful, discriminatory, and disruptive workplace.

https://www.theverge.com/2018/2/16/17021714/james-damore-goo...


> some "mild facts" are legally considered "harmful, discriminatory, and disruptive."

What? I thought the argument from the other end was always to deny these were facts. You are saying, yes, they are facts. But they are too volatile so we won't examine them?


I'm using the quotation marks to indicate quoted opinions.

The difference between the two opinions that is significant: one is an opinion in a legal ruling and therefore carries force of law.


Well I believe Google is in the right to fire him. But what I found most embarrassing is most people who I'd imagine to mostly liberal and reasonable behaved like he said something so vile that he must be censored across all news media.


they fired Damore, because he was pushing an agenda. he presented those 'mild facts' selectively and then used the selection to argue for something bigger that is very questionable/false, i.e. that women have no place at top STEM positions




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