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Google fires 28 workers for protesting $1.2 billion Israel contract (www.nbcnews.com)

submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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"Google issued a stern warning to its employees, with the company’s vice president of global security, Chris Rackow, saying, “If you’re one of the few who are tempted to think we’re going to overlook conduct that violates our policies, think again,” according to an internal memo obtained by CNBC."

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[–] [email protected] 31 points 6 months ago (1 children)

That reads like something out of South Park. :D

[–] [email protected] 25 points 6 months ago (2 children)

South Park would probably be on the side of Google and other corporations, Matt and Trey are diehard libertarian capitalists.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I never really forgave them for the original ManBearPig climat change denialism.

[+] [email protected] 17 points 6 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

If it had happened like in the 1980s or something it would have been forgiveable but it was like 2006, at that point we all already knew climate change was real.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

2000s were peak libertarian for SP. They were against the war on terror so they didn't code "Bush-right" but they were extremely libertarian. I remember the media trying to push this "millennials are conservative actually" line by inventing the phrase "South-park republican"

Still I remember them landing some good observations. For instance, in one episode the boys learn how veal is made and become animal rights activists. You can tell TP/MS are not animal rights activists, but after the boys steal the cows the media, police, government, etc all instantly start calling the boys "terrorists." It really caught the whole post-9/11 zeitgeist of "anybody you don't like is a terrorist."

[–] [email protected] 15 points 6 months ago

I'd recommend to watch later episodes. They've pretty much abandoned the 90s libertarian edge-lord moments and explicitly disclaimed and apologized for it. They've had quite a few "wow, we were the problem" fourth-wall-breaking moments in recent years.