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by ertian 1878 days ago
Have you stopped beating your wife yet?

It's a loaded question, with no right answer. According to the article, the same speaker claimed that there was a culture of white supremacy at the company. There were demands to stop 'protecting' an exec who had expressed conservative views in the past.

Do you now or have you ever had sympathy for the positions of the communist party?

Well, do I mean the position that anybody who disagrees with the leadership should be sent to the gulag, or do I mean progressive taxation? Sorry, it's not clear--now answer quickly, before you're judged on your hesitation! Anything you say may be enthusiastically used against you in future discussions! Are you a racist, or do you admit here in public that this company has a racist culture?!

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It's especially troublesome for a wife-beater that wants to stay in power.

People in power do all sorts of stuff, to stay in power and keep others down.

And people who seeking power do all sorts of stuff to gain it, including asking trap questions with no right answer and using the result as leverage to push people out of leadership positions.