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Re: Microsoft workers say they?ve been fired after protest over Israel contract (was: Microsoft workers say they’ve been fired after protest over Israel contract)

From vallor <vallor@cultnix.org>
Newsgroups alt.comp.os.windows-10, alt.comp.os.windows-11, comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject Re: Microsoft workers say they?ve been fired after protest over Israel contract (was: Microsoft workers say they’ve been fired after protest over Israel contract)
Date 2025-04-08 23:21 +0000
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On Tue, 08 Apr 2025 16:18:00 -0400, Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> wrote in
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> Johnny LaRue <xxxxxx@yyyyyy.zzz> wrote:
> 
>>> https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/microsoft-workers-say-
theyve-been-fired-after-protest-over-israel-contract/
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Use Linux.
>>
>>Or maybe just don't publicly accuse the company you work for of crimes.
>>These idiots deserved to be fired.
>>
>>No, this is not a "freedom of speech" issue.  First, no one stopped them
>>from saying what they wanted to say.
>>
>>Second, freedoom of speech does not even apply here. Feel free to look
>>up what "freedom of speech" actually means. And more importantly, where
>>it applies. Hint: Microsoft is not a government, and where these fools
>>opened their yaps was not public property.
> 
> 
> OK, but still, they had a valid point, and I'm saying fuck M$ for
> helping the Kikeland regime.

The bigoted ethnic slur is uncalled-for.

Furthermore, the horrific actions of Israel as a country are against
the desires of many Jewish people.  Lumping them in together is a common
mistake, one I wouldn't have expected you to make.

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Microsoft workers say they�ve been fired after protest over Israel contract Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2025-04-08 15:35 -0400
  Re: Microsoft workers say they’ve been fired after protest over Israel contract Adison Vohn Caterson <Adison@Caterson.invalid> - 2025-04-08 19:56 +0000
    Re: Microsoft workers say theyve been fired after protest over Israel contract CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-04-08 17:45 -0400
  Re: Microsoft workers say they’ve been fired after protest over Israel contract (was: Microsoft workers say they’ve been fired after protest over Israel contract) Johnny LaRue <xxxxxx@yyyyyy.zzz> - 2025-04-08 20:05 +0000
    Re: Microsoft workers say they?ve been fired after protest over Israel contract (was: Microsoft workers say they’ve been fired after protest over Israel contract) Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2025-04-08 16:18 -0400
      Re: Microsoft workers say they?ve been fired after protest over Israel contract Johnny LaRue <xxxxxx@yyyyyy.zzz> - 2025-04-08 21:01 +0000
        Re: Microsoft workers say they?ve been fired after protest over Israel contract chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2025-04-09 06:59 -0500
          Re: Microsoft workers say they?ve been fired after protest over Israel contract Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2025-04-09 08:56 -0400
            Re: Microsoft workers say they?ve been fired after protest over Israel contract Daniel70 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> - 2025-04-10 20:06 +1000
              Re: Microsoft workers say they?ve been fired after protest over Israel contract Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2025-04-10 06:10 -0400
                Re: Microsoft workers say they?ve been fired after protest over Israel contract Daniel70 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> - 2025-04-10 23:00 +1000
      Re: Microsoft workers say they?ve been fired after protest over Israel contract (was: Microsoft workers say they’ve been fired after protest over Israel contract) vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2025-04-08 23:21 +0000
        Re: Microsoft workers say they?ve been fired after protest over Israel contract (was: Microsoft workers say they?ve been fired after protest over Israel contract) Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2025-04-08 19:29 -0400
          Re: Microsoft workers say they?ve been fired after protest over Israel contract (was: Microsoft workers say they?ve been fired after protest over Israel contract) vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2025-04-09 01:50 +0000

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