I encourage anyone who believes this was somehow unjust or an overreaction to pick a pet cause and go disrupt executive offices at their own company to see if your company would act differently.
I guess we’re not mature enough to understand that two opposing groups can both be right.
It’s a murky world out there and Google is a global company that gave up the “Don’t be evil” motto nearly a decade ago. If you expect to work for an altruistic org—go work for one. That ain't Google and your fat TC package you enjoy is going to come with some taint and stink.
They succeeded in their mission then. They have the option of having both of those things which Google provided to them vis-á-viv their termination. Google made the decision they couldn’t make on their own.