notconservative

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by notconservative 9y ago
I looked up the Advice Memo [0] written by the NRLB (thanks tptacek for mentioning that document) so that I could try to see what exactly they found discriminatory about Damore's paper. This is the relevant section: > The Charging P
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by notconservative 9y ago
Didn't I link 32-CA-205351 (both the case page and the PDF)?
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by notconservative 9y ago
Do you have a link to the Advice Memo? I'm having trouble finding it on nlrb.gov's site or Google w/ `site:www.nrlb.gov`. It looks like it may be this [0][1]. But, that case doesn't mention Damore as a participant, thoug
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by notconservative 9y ago
That's possible of course. But, I haven't read exactly what the NRLA found to be discriminatory. This would help anyone that is legitimately trying to improve working conditions and trying not to promote discrimination.
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by notconservative 9y ago
Yes, but not if you're trying to organize to improve working conditions, because this is protected by the NRLA. If the NRLA believes only parts of Damore's memo were working towards improving working conditions and other parts wer
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by notconservative 9y ago
Does the Advice Memo go into detail on exactly which parts of Damore's memo are discriminatory and which parts aren't?
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by notconservative 9y ago
> “Much of" Damore’s memo was probably protected under the law. ... But ... Google discharged Damore only for his "discriminatory statements," which aren’t shielded by labor law. Given how significantly many people have mi
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by notconservative 9y ago
I've heard him insist that he hasn't and wouldn't deliberately misgender one of his students. From my understanding, it is purely the attempt to compel behavior from him that is his issue.
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by notconservative 9y ago
Poe's Law strikes again. I see your comment was even flagged.
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by notconservative 9y ago
And look! You're still here :)
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by notconservative 9y ago
I agree. If being mistaken as the wrong gender causes someone significant enough distress to make them commit suicide, they need (and likely are getting) serious mental health attention. It is not the burden of anyone to cater to a stranger
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by notconservative 9y ago
I realize that cost of living has an impact on wealth. But, we're talking about taxes and mostly about a couple specific provisions: SALT deduction, mortgage interest deduction, and the higher-end tax rate. Relative wealth is definitel
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by notconservative 9y ago
You're right that there are parts of this bill not to like, the estate tax stuff for sure and possibly the pass-through rate as well. But, where we disagree are the parts that "punishes expensive areas indiscriminately". Remo
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by notconservative 9y ago
OP is talking about comparing families specifically. This talking point doesn't mean anything on the level of a single taxpayer. You could argue that the family in Texas is getting more services for their tax dollar. But, that is almos
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by notconservative 9y ago
Thank you for posting the numbers to back this up.
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by notconservative 9y ago
"in the bay area" is not relevant. Living in the bay area is not a right. If the taxes or cost of living is too high, then you can't live in the bay.
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by notconservative 9y ago
I'm just saying that that's not how a lot of people see it. Living in an expensive market is not a right.
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by notconservative 9y ago
This is what a lot of commenters aren't getting. Complaints about raising my taxes to lower corporate taxes is kinda ironic because 200K+ is rich as far as most of America is concerned.
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by notconservative 9y ago
This article is more descriptive, not mentioning why the bill is setup like this. But, it's worth saying that this is working as intended from a GOP perspective. This hits mostly democrats. And even if it didn't, high state taxes
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by notconservative 9y ago
I don't think it's that odd. This norm doesn't really exist currently. How do you think a company could encourage their employees to not talk politics at work?
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by notconservative 9y ago
That'd be fine with me if it was enforced equally. I haven't worked anywhere that attempted to do that, so not sure if it'd work or not. But, I'm skeptical. I think what may happen is that it'd go underground. I&#x2
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by notconservative 9y ago
It's nice that you have some friends that you can discuss opposing views with. I also cherish some of my liberal friends who I can have a genuine discussion with. I've also had some bad experiences with family members who support
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by notconservative 9y ago
I was thinking the same thing! I was thinking about what NLP / ML you could whip up to answer these kinds of basic questions. It could auto-reply to the super common things: - Didn't read the article - Why can't I downvote -
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by notconservative 9y ago
I did that recently, moved from the Bay Area to a red state. But, what about the concept of engaging with and challenging people who have different beliefs? People don't really change their minds when you call them a racist, fire them,
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by notconservative 9y ago
My main account is my reputation on the internet. That means there literally would be "serious consequences" if I posted conservative opinions. So, yeah. I'm a shallow idiot for not wanting to get fired.
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by notconservative 9y ago
I can say from first hand experience that this has happened. I know several closeted conservatives at my workplace and we all know that you shouldn't share your political leanings with anyone. Luckily there is some internal diversity o
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by notconservative 9y ago
The ultimate irony is that many conservatives will hesitate before commenting on this here, because people don't want to be on the receiving end of a torrent of downvotes.