Before we get too wrapped up in "Who can we make an example of in our industry?", can I point out that purges rarely end w/ rich white guys.
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Tempers are running hot this election. This happens in all years divisible by four. Pluralism serves us well as an operating principle.
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Even if you don't like pluralism, based purely on a "Whose ox will be gored by this?" calculus, you'd avoid bringing politics into workplace
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Witch hunts are fun social bonding activities and they very, very rarely come to the conclusion "It turns out witches don't actually exist."
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What is far more likely to happen is "That rich white guy: a witch." "Oh he's actually quite personable when not worshipping Satan." "Cool."
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If this metaphor is unclear, consider the stylized case of a 22 year old female engineer who works at your company/portfolio company/etc.
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You only have to stipulate one additional fact about this engineer, which is shared by ~40% of cohort, to make a Trump vote obvious to her.
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That fact is "pro-life." It's the desideratum for millions of Americans. That it is common desideratum is a good reason for pluralism.
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Nowhere close — not within the distance between the East and West Coast — of women engineers are anti-choice.
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I'll stipulate to 10% if you're more comfortable with that number and am explicitly not addressing the actual abortion question.
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I think it’s also unfair to pro-lifers to suggest that they would vote for Donald Trump.
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I have plenty of pro-life relatives. My mom is pro-life. She’s not voting for Trump.
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