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Egalitarian Thug

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12. OTOH, if people suffer consequences as a result of their go along to get along decisions,

Fri Jan 24, 2014, 04:24 AM

Jan 2014

it will result in fewer deciding to compromise principles for a paycheck.

I'm not saying I agree with this tactic, but neither am I going to say it is all bad.

Project this forward. You are a highly sought engineering genius and you get two offers, Raytheon will pay you $350K plus perqs to build a better missile guidance system, and Tesla wants you to build a smarter distribution system for their battery packs, but only offers $190K plus. Currently this is a simple decision, Raytheon is going to get its guidance system and Tesla will have to keep looking. But if the decision to work for Raytheon carried some potentially serious consequences that might effect your whole family, well $190K is a very good living.

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Activists target a Google engineer at his Berkeley home [View all] Nye Bevan Jan 2014 OP

I absolutey disagree with the author. Th1onein Jan 2014 #1

Salon also had an article by someone who agrees with you el_bryanto Jan 2014 #2

I guess she would be cool with Google hiring geek tragedy Jan 2014 #29

I suspect from her perspective it's more tribal el_bryanto Jan 2014 #30

there's a SCOTUS case about the Operation Rescue crowd using similar tactics nt geek tragedy Jan 2014 #37

what are you blathering on about? CreekDog Jan 2014 #4

What are YOU blathering about? Th1onein Jan 2014 #7

LOL snooper2 Jan 2014 #35

. PeaceNikki Jan 2014 #19

Hey, Randall Terry is quite the role model geek tragedy Jan 2014 #25

"Target their families"? Really? Nye Bevan Jan 2014 #6

NOT employees. The CEO of Google. Th1onein Jan 2014 #8

above, you just justified harassing an employee of Google CreekDog Jan 2014 #9

You apparently cannot discuss anything without being rude. Welcome to Ignore. Th1onein Jan 2014 #13

. CreekDog Jan 2014 #17

+100. He also likes to lie. n/t Skip Intro Jan 2014 #41

This message was self-deleted by its author CreekDog Jan 2014 #43

I tend to agree. They are the ones stealing our privacy, why should they keep theirs? El_Johns Jan 2014 #10

This is an engineer who was targeted, not an executive. pnwmom Jan 2014 #11

Did he have a hand in the spying? Th1onein Jan 2014 #14

The article doesn't say he did. n/t pnwmom Jan 2014 #33

Seriously? Savannahmann Jan 2014 #16

You're a sick fuck. Target their families? nt. NCTraveler Jan 2014 #22

"Target their families." geek tragedy Jan 2014 #24

Target their families? tammywammy Jan 2014 #28

assholes better watch out snooper2 Jan 2014 #3

This will end in violence. Lizzie Poppet Jan 2014 #5

And then someone will blame the bloody outcome on "gunz!" cherokeeprogressive Jan 2014 #20

OTOH, if people suffer consequences as a result of their go along to get along decisions, Egalitarian Thug Jan 2014 #12

So you want to replace the surveillance society with a coercive society hack89 Jan 2014 #18

Thugs who try to intimidate Raytheon employees should go to prison. Nye Bevan Jan 2014 #26

So, you endorse thuggishness in practice geek tragedy Jan 2014 #27

Engineers everywhere are laughing at your imagined salaries for them. n/t pnwmom Jan 2014 #34

You do NOT threatens people's families EVER. MicaelS Jan 2014 #39

So what enables "gentrification"? High salaries. So paying its employees good salaries pnwmom Jan 2014 #15

That last part is what concerns me... Adrahil Jan 2014 #32

Bet they used google to figure out who he is. NCTraveler Jan 2014 #21

Assholes, not activists. nt geek tragedy Jan 2014 #23

Asstivists? Assholetivists? FSogol Jan 2014 #31

assholitarians. nt geek tragedy Jan 2014 #36

Good one. FSogol Jan 2014 #38

Executive, engineer, or cleaning lady - TBF Jan 2014 #40

What a bunch of nutjobs Dash87 Jan 2014 #42