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How would one keep politics out of the workplace? Silence itself is a political position.
by drewrv 9y ago
How would one keep politics out of the workplace? Silence itself is a political position.
- lacampbell 9y agoIt's a social skill to learn when it's appropriate to talk about politics, and when it isn't. Many people lack this skill. Of course, we all know that it's safe for some political persuasions to speak out, but not others. I suppose the people advocating for this are - literally - Politically Correct.
- linkregister 9y agoWhat's ironic is that the "safe" politics of the Bay Area are deeply offensive in workplaces only 50 miles inland (and vice versa). I agree, politics at the workplace is inappropriate, except concerning issues of importance to that company or industry, e.g. Exxon being critical of drilling restrictions or Google evincing opinions about the continued legality of enumerating people's home wifi access points.
- rhapsodic 9y agoAnd all the self-righteous, virtue-signalling talk about "diversity" does not extend to diversity of opinion. The same people who talk about the intrinsic value of every individual want to read out of polite society anyone who does not occupy the same spot on the political spectrum they do.
- flukus 9y agoSilence is a political position as much as atheism is a religion and not collecting stamps is a hobby.
- drewrv 9y agoI agree with you if you're also not taking any actions. However tech workers are building powerful tools that could be abused if the software or data got into the wrong hands. If you're building a tool that can be used as a Muslim registry (Facebook), and the president's stated goal is a Muslim registry, silence speaks volumes.
- flukus 9y agoBut where do you stop? Any database or even a text file could be used to create a Muslim registry. In a dating site religion is an important feature for users. If people don't want this data collected then they should not provide the data, it's that simple.
- greglindahl 9y agoAtheism is a religion insomuch as it's protected under the concept of freedom of religion, and puts you into a protected class. Collecting stamps or not, not so much.