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What? How was this comment racist? I'm actually curious. Do you disagree that google has a strong jewish presence? I never said anything about them in banks, me

by jbob2000 8y ago

What? How was this comment racist? I'm actually curious. Do you disagree that google has a strong jewish presence? I never said anything about them in banks, media, politics. All I did was search "google executive team" and looked through their wikipedia pages. > what do you think prevents "palestinean voices" from participating in those meritocratic endeavors? They're under a blockade by the Israelis, that'll do it.

Papirola 8y ago
one thing is to say: Google leadership is there thanks to their talents and accomplishments; many of them happen to be Jewish. other thing is what you said: > Google leadership, up and down, is filled with people who are of Jewish and Israeli heritage (or are married to them). What did you expect? Find me a Palestinian in any of their leadership team your version implies that they are at leadership positions _because_ they are Jewish, and furthermore there can't be any palestinean for the same reason. as for the "blockade" - newsflash: there are people of palestinean heritage living in the US leading very successful lives
- jbob2000 8y ago
  > your version implies that they are at leadership positions _because_ they are Jewish, and furthermore there can't be any palestinean for the same reason. I did not intend that implication and I'm not sure where you're deriving it from. I think you're looking too deep into my comment, it was just a statement about what I've read, I made no comment about why they're the leaders, just that they are.
- mthoms 8y ago
  Oh come on. You're seeing things that aren't there. >your version implies that they are at leadership positions _because_ they are Jewish That's not at all how I read it. It was merely a statement of fact.
- sosense 8y ago
  > your version implies that they are at leadership positions _because_ they are Jewish And that's impossible? Because no group has ever discriminated?

Papirola 8y ago

one thing is to say: Google leadership is there thanks to their talents and accomplishments; many of them happen to be Jewish. other thing is what you said: > Google leadership, up and down, is filled with people who are of Jewish and Israeli heritage (or are married to them). What did you expect? Find me a Palestinian in any of their leadership team your version implies that they are at leadership positions _because_ they are Jewish, and furthermore there can't be any palestinean for the same reason. as for the "blockade" - newsflash: there are people of palestinean heritage living in the US leading very successful lives

jbob2000 8y ago
> your version implies that they are at leadership positions _because_ they are Jewish, and furthermore there can't be any palestinean for the same reason. I did not intend that implication and I'm not sure where you're deriving it from. I think you're looking too deep into my comment, it was just a statement about what I've read, I made no comment about why they're the leaders, just that they are.
mthoms 8y ago
Oh come on. You're seeing things that aren't there. >your version implies that they are at leadership positions _because_ they are Jewish That's not at all how I read it. It was merely a statement of fact.
sosense 8y ago
> your version implies that they are at leadership positions _because_ they are Jewish And that's impossible? Because no group has ever discriminated?