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This is nonsense. Diversity isn't just how you look or who you are attracted to. When tolerance is only for people who agree with you, or who don't disagree too
by imh 10y ago
This is nonsense. Diversity isn't just how you look or who you are attracted to. When tolerance is only for people who agree with you, or who don't disagree too far, it's bullshit. They even get to the root of the issue, which is whether Thiel is endorsing the horrible things about Trump, or supporting the Republican candidate in spite of them:
>Yes, plenty of people on Facebook and in the real world might support Trump for reasons that, in Zuckerberg’s words, “do not involve racism, sexism, xenophobia or accepting sexual assault.” And polling shows many of those supporters do not come from the country’s privileged classes. As Altman argues, having an institutional policy to fire them from their jobs would be a “dangerous path” to follow. But Thiel is a member of the Silicon Valley elite, a billionaire uses his fortune to ensure his views are heard and promoted. He is the opposite of marginalized, and arguing that kicking him off Facebook’s board is the same thing as firing any given person for their political views is a false equivalence.
The argument seems to be "Yeah that's a valid point, except that he's richer than most Trump supporters." Trump is awful, but this is BS.