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Whataboutism and condescension, nice.

I watched the discussion, people were obviously distracted and upset. Reading a 5 minute email wasn't the issue, the fallout was.

Random recruiters aren't causing confusion many wide outrage and distraction.



Let me put it very simply. Trump is a dangerous despot. Anyone who opened their eyes for a day between his inauguration and now can see that. And if you believe as I do that the most powerful country in the world shouldn’t have a despot at the head of its military and federal police, then you should do everything in your power to persuade people that he is who you know him to be.

If you’re not persuaded by democracy then how about free markets? Trump has gone after multiple companies for political reasons. I mean, the guy told everyone to boycott Goodyear Tire while he was President ffs. It is absolutely reasonable to assume your company is better off when they dont have to kiss the ass of a despot in order to keep your comapny’s stock price level.

It’s so incredibly sad how quickly we normalized that man’s politics.




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