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Comment by TedShiller | Hacker News Reader

This makes sense.

The problem with recent political activism in companies has been that it isn't fair. It has been acceptable to advocate for liberal causes (for example for affirmative action), but not for conservative ones (against affirmative action).

It might be ok if both were allowed equally. But if only one viewpoint is allowed, that's not really democracy.

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Presumably these companies are acting in a way that they believe will maximize their profits. That is what we expect them to do. Corporations are not democracies. Labor unions exist to give workers more of a say in how they are treated by their employers. If they want democracy in the workplace, these workers should organize to advocate for fairer treatment.

This is exactly it!

If you spout liberal ideas at a conservative company, you will find disagreement. If you spout conservative ideas at a liberal company (most of SF tech), you will find yourself out of a job.

Oh? Do you thinj companies like fox media corp or Raytheon are places where you can push for liberal political activism? Because I can tell you you would be incorrect. Those companies have a clear opinion on those matters and will not be kind to liberal activism.

https://www.raytheon.com/diversity/erg

Try criticizing the people with actual power (military, police, entrenched big biz) and see what real "political correctness" really looks like.

Haven't we seen a ton of criticism towards police last spring and summer? I remember myself walking past a few "defund NYPD" demonstrations, watched over by police officers keeping their cool.

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