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How disappointing. It seems the post was about his journey from indoctrinated hatred to coming go see that we are all the same... and Google's response is "you
by Infinitesimus 5y ago
How disappointing. It seems the post was about his journey from indoctrinated hatred to coming go see that we are all the same... and Google's response is "you used to have views we don't approve of so you're fired". It doesn't matter that he uses that past as a way to show that there is hope to get past the deep hatred between many groups in the middle east.
It is sad how little grace (and perhaps reading comprehension) we have. How does this culture change?
- happytoexplain 5y agoThat's a very charitable description of what he wrote.
- Infinitesimus 5y agoSince we have different interpretations, it seems like all the more reason for a dialog. That said, perhaps Google decided that the risk of a bad interpretation is far too great (which would make sense) if they keep him employed.
- OhWellLol 5y agoWhy don't you post some of the harshest shit you've ever written right here, right now so we can see just how charitable he can be.
- Traster 5y agoCan we be clear that Google hasn't publicly stated why they chose to remove him. They have absolutely not said they fired him for his old views.
- amanaplanacanal 5y agoNot sure why you were downvoted. Since it's an HR matter, we will likely never hear google's side of this story. Not a huge fan of Google myself for many reasons, but a lot of people here are racing to judgement.
- anonuser123456 5y agoIt could be more of “we don’t particularly want to employ you, and here is a convenient excuse to get rid of you” scenario.
- rasz 5y agoGoogle is upset about him telegraphing to the world his previous views were actually approved during hiring process, and tolerated all the way to the moment of firing.
- jollybean 5y ago1) A redemption story can still be excruciatingly uncomfortable and enough to make it impossible for an executive to do their jobs. 2) I suggest 'reading comprehension' may help us find that in many cases these stories are not as redemptive as the author may think. If there story were two paragraphs, and he 'saw the light' by the end of Uni or something. If you're going to do this kind of writing publicly as an executive, you literally need to have some kind of PR person help you do it, so that you can frame it in the right way. Most people don't have a very good instinct for how things will be received. And unfortunately many people will misinterpret it, and so there's always a lot of risk in it, it's a hard story to tell. But it probably can be done carefully.
- andyxor 5y agowell, it sounds like "I used to hate X people, but after meeting some many wonderful X people I realized I was wrong". This can be interpreted as "not all X people are bad" which is just another form of anti-X sentiment. And indicator of bad judgment in the first place, a disqualifier for someone whos job title is developer advocate. Replace Jews with black people in his speech and imagine the reactions. I do appreciate his "coming out" as former antisemite though, it seems sincere and very rare in the current anti-Israel culture with the American liberals, where they legitimize people who literally want to throw Jews to the sea. Edit: for those saying 'don't conflate Israel with Jews' , read about Hamas and Islamic Jihad, those 'freedom fighters' you defend and see how they envision solving the Jews problem.
- whydoibother 5y agoStop conflating anti Israel sentiment with antisemitism. People can hate Zionism and what the Israeli government and the IDF are doing to the Palestinians without hating Jewish people as a whole.
- broknbottle 5y agothought crimes are very serious. Until alexa, siri and google have the ability to read our minds, we need to act on any indicators that a thought crime may be occurring and pursue the guilty person until their proven innocent.