Twitter CEO: conservative employees "don’t feel safe to express their opinions" at the company
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I don't know how common it is but depending on the work environment, politics can (and probably will) come up. I'd assume it's less likely in a more corporate setting.
EXACTLY! We are on the same page. The one thing I can appreciate about the POTUS is I know exactly who he is and what he is about. Nothing to question... no confusion.
Many of the white-collar conservatives I know are accepting of what's coming out of the current administration as long as they have more money in their pockets at the end of the day. I'm not saying the majority are racist, homophobic, or xenophobic. Just that they'll turn a blind eye if they financially benefit from it.
We've been playing this game for 2+ years. When conservatives whine about "not feeling safe to express their opinions", it's because they know said "opinions" will paint them as racist, sexist, homophobic, transphobic, Islamophobic, etc. They know they will at best take shit and at worst lose their jobs, and they don't want either.
Shit like this can't be tolerated anymore, and trying to nowadays only outs you for being shit.
Shit like this can't be tolerated anymore, and trying to nowadays only outs you for being shit.
yeah i see this as well
It needs to change. This selfisn behavior has far reaching destructive consequences and conservatives need to back away from Devils Bargains
All that changed is that they now say the quiet parts out loud.
"Fiscal conservatism" has always been a way to sell giving money to the rich by promising white people it will hurt minorities more.
I haven't met a conservative who wasn't racist, misogynistic or hateful in general. To those who say they are conservative and not hateful, why do you do label yourself a conservative then? That's like saying you're part of the KKK but you're a good person.
You can be a conservative and not be racist and hateful. What you cannot be is a Trump supporter without at the very least condoning hateful racitsm. Seems like Jack falls into the latter camp.
"Prudence in federal government spending and debt." = Don't give welfare to anybody poorer than a millionare but it's Ok because black people will be poorer than you.
"We don't spend money that we don't have" = slash taxes for billionaires
"raising taxes only when necessary to balance the budget" = Scream about the budget when the Democratic is in charge than cut taxes to make the deficit skyrocket when they're in office.
"and we keep government as small as possible and limited to essentials..." = See the first section.
"so that the states can decide ALL matters of economic and social policy to best help their population." = Bring back Jim Crow.
It's always been a scam.
Ronald Reagan, the Patron Saint of Modern Conservatism, made sure to give a speech on "State's Rights" in Neshoba County, Mississippi, where three Civil Rights Workers were murdered
Yeah it was crazy how fast the selfish cracks began taking hold... to the point of ridiculous contradictions and complete lack of self awareness
Such a shame
Yes we know.
Conservatism never lived even close to the proposed ideals in practice.. Cant argue that
Yeah it sucks
Its not like I even agree with everything far left these days but there isn't a viable alternative and Ill take a crazy leftist over a crazy right winger any day
Crazy leftists are annoying and unreasonable but crazy right wingers are destructive and dangerous. Maybe im not being fair here but damn its all I can see with my eyes these days
The problem is their opinions in general, are harmful and make other Americans feel unsafe.
You can't yell fire in a theater, and if you yelled it at home, it would still make other people feel unsafe.
If your core opinion is "kick X type of Americans out of the country" or "kill yourself f*****" those are harmful views- why would you think you should be able to express them publicly if they're by design made to make others feel unsafe or that harm will come to them? Your views literally are against ToS.
Saying "I think everyone should get free healthcare" or "let people decide if they want to love someone of the same sex and marry them" aren't things that will make people feel afraid for their lives or unsafe because those views themselves aren't harmful.
So if you're a conservative that feels like you can't publicly say "I think we need to focus on helping businesses and corporations" or "the government needs to decrease spending" this themselves aren't harmful views/opinions that would make people fear for their life, so you're lying if you claim it's unsafe for you to express it.
The right playing this victim game is getting old.
You can't yell fire in a theater, and if you yelled it at home, it would still make other people feel unsafe.
If your core opinion is "kick X type of Americans out of the country" or "kill yourself f*****" those are harmful views- why would you think you should be able to express them publicly if they're by design made to make others feel unsafe or that harm will come to them? Your views literally are against ToS.
Saying "I think everyone should get free healthcare" or "let people decide if they want to love someone of the same sex and marry them" aren't things that will make people feel afraid for their lives or unsafe because those views themselves aren't harmful.
So if you're a conservative that feels like you can't publicly say "I think we need to focus on helping businesses and corporations" or "the government needs to decrease spending" this themselves aren't harmful views/opinions that would make people fear for their life, so you're lying if you claim it's unsafe for you to express it.
The right playing this victim game is getting old.
Let them voice their opinions. They are free to just like everyone else here in the states.
Just don't be surprised when people call you out and treat you like shit due to your opinions being hateful and abhorrent.
Safe spaces for conservatives? Hmmmm funny thought right there. And here I thought we were the snowflakes.
Just don't be surprised when people call you out and treat you like shit due to your opinions being hateful and abhorrent.
Safe spaces for conservatives? Hmmmm funny thought right there. And here I thought we were the snowflakes.
Says more about them and their opinions. I'm around conservatives who express their opinions all the time. They're just normal average republican opinions like "taxes bad, freedom good" though so they don't feel scared.
The party of rights and responsibilities amiright?
If you exercise your rights you better be ready to take responsibility for the consequences
The level of cowardice on display from these so called "conservatives" is disgusting
Interchange "bigot" with "conservative" because that's what it comes down to the vast majority of the time.
Yea, sorry if normal decent human beings don't find bigoted, harmful, white nationalistic views palatable. This "pity me, I'm a victim for just having a different political view" is so fucking disingenuous. They are not being called deplorable for being fiscally conservative or wanting less government. Show me where they are being persecuted for talking about those things? They know damn well why they can't talk about their "views". And as far as identifying as a Republican right now look at your goddamn party and what values and platform they are supporting. More self reflection and less victimizing those not being victimized.
I think we all know what a lot of those opinions are.
Black people do it to themselves
BLM is the same as the KKK
Illegal immigrants are rapists and murderers
We don't need anymore brown legal immigrants
There is no systemic racism
Companies should be able to fire people for sexual orientation
etc.
Black people do it to themselves
BLM is the same as the KKK
Illegal immigrants are rapists and murderers
We don't need anymore brown legal immigrants
There is no systemic racism
Companies should be able to fire people for sexual orientation
etc.
how about employee leave their politics at home?
why even bring it up over watercooler or at coffee time?
why even bring it up over watercooler or at coffee time?
A conservative having the opinion that government should be limited or that a balanced budget should be the goal would never be controversial. What they mean is saying bigoted, hateful shit gets you rightfully chewed out in a workplace.
That is the rub, if you ask they would be cute and not say them. Cause they know it is some bigoted bull shit. Cause that is what it always ends up being when people say "conservatives are scared to speak".
Amazing how conservatives think that rational adult human beings will listen with a straight face to their claims of a conspiracy or bias against them when it's simply explained by their ideology just being shit. Most delusional people on the planet.
if their opinions are bigoted or would present an unsafe work environment, thats just a normal office then
The other day an IT person at our work expressed being uncomfortable with a new hire because they suspected they might be gay. They lamented not being able to say homophobic things anymore. I'm gonna guess these are some of the same "opinions" Twitter employees don't feel safe expressing.
Mastodon may be far from perfect, but it's a lot more of a fun space than Twitter is these days.
He's speaking from personal experience, I'm sure. atJack is the fucking worst, god.
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