Today’s blacklisted American: New Apple hire fired immediately because other Apple employees considered his writings “unsafe.”
Doesn’t exist at Apple.
They’re coming for you next: Though Apple had actively recruited Antonio García Martínez and had reviewed his past work thoroughly before hiring him, the company fired him almost as soon as he started working for them because some of its other workers had put together a letter calling for his blacklisting because his published writings made them feel “unsafe.”
“Given Mr. García Martínez’s history of publishing overtly racist and sexist remarks,” the letter read, “we are concerned that his presence at Apple will contribute to an unsafe working environment for our colleagues who are at risk of public harassment and private bullying.”
All of this without even a hint that there’s ever been anything like such a problem at any of his workplaces.
The letter above, like the campaign against Martinez by hack press outlets like The Verge, includes a number of slanders and purposely false interpretations of what Martinez had written in his one published book, Chaos Monkeys, available on line from all ebook vendors and described on its Amazon page as
- An NPR Best Book of the Year
- A Business Insider Top 20 Business Book of the Year
- An Inc. Best Book of the Year for Entrepreneurs and Small Business Owners
The book appears to have been a funny and very honest portrayal of Martinez’s experiences in the world of big-tech, skewing everyone (including himself) equally. That some of his statements offended some is of no importance, since you can’t have free speech without someone getting offended.
Martinez, in noting how he had “upended” his life to work for Apple (selling his house and moving), also pointed out that the company was lying in its justifications for firing him. First, the company came to him, wanting him for their workforce. Second, it had carefully reviewed his past work, including his book, and had found nothing wrong with it.
Third, and most important, there was the false claim in Apple’s statement that implied, without evidence, that somehow Martinez had conducted himself badly in their workforce:
At Apple, we have always strived to create an inclusive, welcoming workplace where everyone is respected and accepted. Behavior that demeans or discriminates against people for who they are has no place here.
Martinez correctly responded, “That is defamatory and categorically false.” I hope he sues Apple. Since they have no evidence at all of bad behavior on his part, at their workplace or at any other, ever, he should win handily.
Once again however this story illustrates that a large percentage of today’s American population is entirely cool with persecution and blacklists, and is quite aggressive in using any tool to destroy anyone they disagree with or don’t like. Worse, too many administrators in the corporate world are either too afraid to challenge these petty tyrants, or are enthusiastically joining in with them in their effort to oppress others.
Be warned. If you want to honestly and freely express your opinions, as is your right in America, you will be attacked by these thugs. Do you have the courage? Or are you also cowed and afraid and willing to be bullied?
For freedom to survive the good people in America need to stand up with courage and defy these goons. Otherwise they will bully us all and freedom will die.
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Doesn’t exist at Apple.
They’re coming for you next: Though Apple had actively recruited Antonio García Martínez and had reviewed his past work thoroughly before hiring him, the company fired him almost as soon as he started working for them because some of its other workers had put together a letter calling for his blacklisting because his published writings made them feel “unsafe.”
“Given Mr. García Martínez’s history of publishing overtly racist and sexist remarks,” the letter read, “we are concerned that his presence at Apple will contribute to an unsafe working environment for our colleagues who are at risk of public harassment and private bullying.”
All of this without even a hint that there’s ever been anything like such a problem at any of his workplaces.
The letter above, like the campaign against Martinez by hack press outlets like The Verge, includes a number of slanders and purposely false interpretations of what Martinez had written in his one published book, Chaos Monkeys, available on line from all ebook vendors and described on its Amazon page as
- An NPR Best Book of the Year
- A Business Insider Top 20 Business Book of the Year
- An Inc. Best Book of the Year for Entrepreneurs and Small Business Owners
The book appears to have been a funny and very honest portrayal of Martinez’s experiences in the world of big-tech, skewing everyone (including himself) equally. That some of his statements offended some is of no importance, since you can’t have free speech without someone getting offended.
Martinez, in noting how he had “upended” his life to work for Apple (selling his house and moving), also pointed out that the company was lying in its justifications for firing him. First, the company came to him, wanting him for their workforce. Second, it had carefully reviewed his past work, including his book, and had found nothing wrong with it.
Third, and most important, there was the false claim in Apple’s statement that implied, without evidence, that somehow Martinez had conducted himself badly in their workforce:
At Apple, we have always strived to create an inclusive, welcoming workplace where everyone is respected and accepted. Behavior that demeans or discriminates against people for who they are has no place here.
Martinez correctly responded, “That is defamatory and categorically false.” I hope he sues Apple. Since they have no evidence at all of bad behavior on his part, at their workplace or at any other, ever, he should win handily.
Once again however this story illustrates that a large percentage of today’s American population is entirely cool with persecution and blacklists, and is quite aggressive in using any tool to destroy anyone they disagree with or don’t like. Worse, too many administrators in the corporate world are either too afraid to challenge these petty tyrants, or are enthusiastically joining in with them in their effort to oppress others.
Be warned. If you want to honestly and freely express your opinions, as is your right in America, you will be attacked by these thugs. Do you have the courage? Or are you also cowed and afraid and willing to be bullied?
For freedom to survive the good people in America need to stand up with courage and defy these goons. Otherwise they will bully us all and freedom will die.
Readers!
Please consider supporting my work here at Behind the Black. Your support allows me the freedom and ability to analyze objectively the ongoing renaissance in space, as well as the cultural changes -- for good or ill -- that are happening across America. Fourteen years ago I wrote that SLS and Orion were a bad ideas, a waste of money, would be years behind schedule, and better replaced by commercial private enterprise. Only now does it appear that Washington might finally recognize this reality.
In 2020 when the world panicked over COVID I wrote that the panic was unnecessary, that the virus was apparently simply a variation of the flu, that masks were not simply pointless but if worn incorrectly were a health threat, that the lockdowns were a disaster and did nothing to stop the spread of COVID. Only in the past year have some of our so-called experts in the health field have begun to recognize these facts.
Your help allows me to do this kind of intelligent analysis. I take no advertising or sponsors, so my reporting isn't influenced by donations by established space or drug companies. Instead, I rely entirely on donations and subscriptions from my readers, which gives me the freedom to write what I think, unencumbered by outside influences.
You can support me either by giving a one-time contribution or a regular subscription. There are four ways of doing so:
1. Zelle: This is the only internet method that charges no fees. All you have to do is use the Zelle link at your internet bank and give my name and email address (zimmerman at nasw dot org). What you donate is what I get.
2. Patreon: Go to my website there and pick one of five monthly subscription amounts, or by making a one-time donation.
3. A Paypal Donation or subscription:
4. Donate by check, payable to Robert Zimmerman and mailed to
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Matt Taibbi interviewed Garcia-Martinez.
What strikes me is how it’s not a case of “woke” upper managers making the push to fire, it’s that the managers are being pushed into it by the workers. In this case and the others sited it was via “Slack”, but regardless it means just changing upper management won’t help.
I recall the ex-CEO of Paler saying it wasn’t Amazon leadership that kicked them off – the leadership was pressured into it by the staff.
Liberals have poisoned a lot of young minds. It’s a broad, deep problem that will take patience and perseverance to remedy.
Have to think grassroots, have to think long term. Fortunately our message is based on fact and reality but it’s not as easy to accept as the false promises and emotional coddling of socialism/communism.
This link should have an excerpt from the article.
PS I subscribe to Taibbi’s substack as well as Glenn Greenwald. And I kick some $ to Project Veritas.
https://taibbi.substack.com/p/is-slack-destroying-american-companies-55e?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjozMTU5MzMxOSwicG9zdF9pZCI6MzY1MjY2MDMsIl8iOiJubzRWWCIsImlhdCI6MTYyMTM3MTk0NSwiZXhwIjoxNjIxMzc1NTQ1LCJpc3MiOiJwdWItMTA0MiIsInN1YiI6InBvc3QtcmVhY3Rpb24ifQ.w9FKTzRa43ketGcjndWwxRW5IGvG4XbGGVKHaDlq9OM
Punish the brass opens the door for the woke….as does a lawsuit. EEOC protection for political thought is all that is left.
Mitch–
Thanks for that link. Very enlightening.