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So, 36 people (at present, anyway) sign a letter. What in the flying frig is that actually supposed to accomplish? There's nothing really actionable here; you've got the nothingness of "that leadership commit to transparency, clear communication, and real accountability."

Are these people going to actually do anything - quit in protest, sabotage, what? No, they are going to whine, and keep drawing their very lucrative salaries and benefits. Put up or shut up.

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Activism takes many forms. They’re not mutually exclusive. Your contribution to this discussion (with a throwaway account) is to put boundaries on what activities you deem acceptable.

Your cynicism is not insightful or interesting.

You're criticizing a snapshot of a process. I'd agree with your criticisms if we knew this was the end-game, but we don't know that it is. It is not, in general, the correct move to escalate to the maximum level in situations like this, so considered as a process this isn't necessarily a bad thing. The next move is currently Google's.

Why would you start with ultimatums and demands? I think it's better to start soft and get a discussion going. Maybe these people are smart enough to realize that they don't know everything.

"So friggin what? One black lady refuses to give her seat up on a bus to a white person? Is she really actually going to do anything?"

She did actually do something, and engage in an act of civil disobedience, and get arrested. Not sign a mildly written letter.

What exactly would you want to see in this situation? I don’t think most have issues interpreting actions like this.

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