"He told me today that attempting to link the list of customer names to potential genocide represented a case of “catastrophizing” — one that made it impossible for any good-faith discussions to follow. "

And there you have the unavoidable issue.

Some people believing that 'name mocking' is the 'core hate' upon which genocide is built, some people think that's a bridge to far.

I agree with the CEO that the intellectualized vitriol towards the list is just far too much.

It's hard for some people to grasp this, but if you allow rank and file to create councils that allow them to control the company, especially from inflated moral positions, then some of them will do that.

A lot of people I believe express their anger and frustration through aggressive moralization and this is another outlet for that.

There's a 100% chance that these movements attract bad faith actors and will cause problems, they have to be dealt with very carefully.