Microsoft's employee protests have reached a boiling point (opens in new tab)

(theverge.com)

11 pointsroldie7mo ago12 comments

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Harassing Microsoft employees with insanely loud bullhorns, vandalizing their homes, interfering with private events, and breaking into offices is terroristic activity, not protest. The only boiling point is that society at large is fatigued by these rioters, and not swayed by them.

If the participants were at all honest, they would demand that the hostages be released and Hamas disband. But they won’t do that and they won’t discuss the murder and rape that took place on October 7 or the years of unprovoked rocket attacks on Israel before that.

bigyabai7mo ago

When you say "society at large" I think you're only describing Israeli society. The American sentiment towards Israel is eroding rapidly and worldwide there has always been an attitude of distrust and dishonesty (especially post-Dimona). Even internally, US intelligence has long known they aren't getting the straight dope from Israel. Today's situation is a breaking point of Israeli design.

> unprovoked

Not unprovoked whatsoever. Hamas' terrorism is what Israeli politicians chose, instead of recognizing PLO leadership: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_support_for_Hamas

pinewurst7mo ago

Changing American sentiment towards Israel is hardly attributable to mobs marching with pictures of the Ayatollah (Sydney Harbor Bridge 8/8/25) or fanatics harassing/vandalizing Microsoft (or Brooklyn Museum) employees’ homes.

SilverElfin7mo ago

What’s the “straight dope”? That Gazans voted Hamas into power despite the disgusting stuff they stood for? That the land Islamic Arabs are on is univocally Jewish land historically and that there is no such identity as Palestinian?

American sentiment towards Israel is eroding yes, but due to ignorance and anti semitism, not some kind of moral high ground. Hamas’s terrorism is a result of their own people’s choices.

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pinewurst7mo ago

The ratio of vaguely Microsoft associated fanatics to total Microsoft employees is vanishingly small, regardless of their revolutionary vanguard status.

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SilverElfin7mo ago

bigyabai7mo ago

> unprovoked

Not unprovoked whatsoever. Hamas' terrorism is what Israeli politicians chose, instead of recognizing PLO leadership: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_support_for_Hamas

pinewurst7mo ago

SilverElfin7mo ago

American sentiment towards Israel is eroding yes, but due to ignorance and anti semitism, not some kind of moral high ground. Hamas’s terrorism is a result of their own people’s choices.

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pinewurst7mo ago

The ratio of vaguely Microsoft associated fanatics to total Microsoft employees is vanishingly small, regardless of their revolutionary vanguard status.

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