[bdamm]

Counterpoint: Here we are, talking about it openly. Even Mr. Damore who previously was employed at Google was and is able to talk about it openly.

[kemerover]

"Openly" as in "anonymously through the Internet"

[dqpb]

Ideas deserve to rise or fall independent of the people who utter them.

[corporateslave3]

he was fired?

[bdamm]

Free speech doesn't mean you get to keep your job when you say it. It means it isn't illegal or impossible to speak your opinion. That doesn't mean being as ass has no consequences.

[nv-vn]

I disagree but even leaving that comment aside, the OP is saying you aren't allowed to talk about it openly. "Allowed" does not imply a government here, but society/employers/etc. If your employer fires you for saying "fuck", clearly you aren't allowed to say "fuck" at work.