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I wouldn’t hire anyone from SF, no. I would be very wary of the culture they come from and it’s intolerance to anything outside of that bubble. As for Trump fo

I wouldn’t hire anyone from SF, no. I would be very wary of the culture they come from and it’s intolerance to anything outside of that bubble. As for Trump followers, or conservatives in general, not being ‘politically oppressed’, why do you think Gab, Truth Social, Parler, Gettr et al were created?

gregjor 4y ago
Plenty of conservatives live in SF and work at tech companies. Stereotyping people based on where they work or live, or have lived in the past, seems ignorant and bigoted to me. I wouldn't hesitate to hire someone who grew up in Kentucky or has different political beliefs than I do. Unless someone can't stop proselytizing at work I don't consider politics or religion grounds for not hiring someone. I certainly don't think my personal prejudices and inferences based on where someone lives or works should come into hiring decisions. Conservatives/Republicans make up a minority political bloc in the US, yet right now control the Senate, the Supreme Court, likely the House after next week. Fox News remains on the air and very popular. Trump seems to enjoy as much support and media attention as ever. I don't understand how that counts as "politically oppressed." Finding some people or some companies that don't share your views doesn't equal oppression. That "the right" could at least attempt to build their own social media platforms as you listed argues against actual oppression (compare to actual political oppression in China or Iran for reference). That those social media platforms mostly failed says something, I can't say what, but I know that Twitter employees and San Franciscans didn't sabotage Parler or Truth Social.
klyrs 4y ago
You're saying the quiet part loud. Conservative support for Musk's takeover was never about the freedom of speech, it's about controlling the platform and silencing dissent. Parler, Gab et al aren't about free speech, they blatantly censor anything to their left. Contrast that to the years of handwringing over trump's repeated policy violations before he was finally banned for using the platform to stage a coup attempt. You accuse twitter of being toxic and intolerant but look at your own writing here, it's nothing but intolerance.

gregjor 4y ago

Plenty of conservatives live in SF and work at tech companies. Stereotyping people based on where they work or live, or have lived in the past, seems ignorant and bigoted to me. I wouldn't hesitate to hire someone who grew up in Kentucky or has different political beliefs than I do. Unless someone can't stop proselytizing at work I don't consider politics or religion grounds for not hiring someone. I certainly don't think my personal prejudices and inferences based on where someone lives or works should come into hiring decisions. Conservatives/Republicans make up a minority political bloc in the US, yet right now control the Senate, the Supreme Court, likely the House after next week. Fox News remains on the air and very popular. Trump seems to enjoy as much support and media attention as ever. I don't understand how that counts as "politically oppressed." Finding some people or some companies that don't share your views doesn't equal oppression. That "the right" could at least attempt to build their own social media platforms as you listed argues against actual oppression (compare to actual political oppression in China or Iran for reference). That those social media platforms mostly failed says something, I can't say what, but I know that Twitter employees and San Franciscans didn't sabotage Parler or Truth Social.

klyrs 4y ago

You're saying the quiet part loud. Conservative support for Musk's takeover was never about the freedom of speech, it's about controlling the platform and silencing dissent. Parler, Gab et al aren't about free speech, they blatantly censor anything to their left. Contrast that to the years of handwringing over trump's repeated policy violations before he was finally banned for using the platform to stage a coup attempt. You accuse twitter of being toxic and intolerant but look at your own writing here, it's nothing but intolerance.