On 01/19/2018 05:19 PM, #$%&#$ %&#$%&#$ forwarded a fraudulently edited and basically #$%&ed-up to #$%& version of Lauren Weinstein's original post to the PFIR (People for Internet Responsibility) mailing list. The original version is below. -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [ PFIR ] Let's Be Very Clear About What Happened to James Damore Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2018 13:44:18 -0800 From: PFIR (People For Internet Responsibility) Announcement List <pfir@pfir.org> Reply-To: PFIR (People For Internet Responsibility) Announcement List <pfir@pfir.org> To: pfir-list@pfir.org Let's Be Very Clear About What Happened to James Damore https://gizmodo.com/lets-be-very-clear-about-what-happened-to-james-damore-1... To be totally clear, Damore is not a victim of censorship. He did some stupid shit and got fired (more on that later). Here's what Damore really is: a splashy get who Wired gave free reign to espouse his nonsense within the context of a fluffy magazine package. It's hard not to walk away from the thing feeling like Damore is some kind of hero--a champion for freedom of expression. To understand why Damore's insertion into the narrative of censorship is disconcerting, it's important to look at how his notoriety unfolded ... - - - Wired gets it wrong. Gizmodo gets it right. RELATED: In Support of Google's Culture - https://lauren.vortex.com/2018/01/12/in-support-of-googles-culture --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein (lauren@vortex.com): https://www.vortex.com/lauren Lauren's Blog: https://lauren.vortex.com Google Issues Mailing List: https://vortex.com/google-issues Founder: Network Neutrality Squad: https://www.nnsquad.org PRIVACY Forum: https://www.vortex.com/privacy-info Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: https://www.pfir.org/pfir-info Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy Google+: https://google.com/+LaurenWeinstein Twitter: https://twitter.com/laurenweinstein Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 _______________________________________________ pfir mailing list https://lists.pfir.org/mailman/listinfo/pfir -- Shawn K. Quinn <skquinn@rushpost.com> http://www.rantroulette.com http://www.skqrecordquest.com