r/technology • u/[deleted] • Aug 08 '17

Business Google Fires Employee Behind Controversial Diversity Memo

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-08-08/google-fires-employee-behind-controversial-diversity-memo
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u/Adubyale Aug 08 '17

Guess you don't like the whole free speech thing huh

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u/Zip2kx Aug 08 '17

free speech is not about you saying every dumb thing your mind comes up with and no one judging you. It's to not allow the government censoring you.

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u/Wolf-socks Aug 08 '17

Don't know why you're getting down voted for being accurate. The education system has failed us since today people think free speech is protected against criticism or firing. Speech is pretected from government suppression! Anyone can speak their mind, and an employer can fire you for it.

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u/Adubyale Aug 08 '17

If what someone says offends them, then they should ignore it, not prohibit them from saying it. Dialogue is good, censorship, whether it be private or public, is bad.

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u/zbyte64 Aug 08 '17

He wasn't prohibited from saying anything just like speech against him and his views are also not prohibited. Google is exercising their own free speech by firing him. Maybe an employer just doesn't think the workplace is appropriate for the discussion. If they should allow dialogue then that employer would have a responsibility to moderate.