- Oracle employees are protesting Larry Ellison for holding a Donald Trump fundraiser on his private property.
- That doesn’t make their protests any less hypocritical.
Tech employees haven’t shied away from political activism , even against their employers.
We ‘d already seen it at Google, Amazon, and Microsoft. Now it’s happening at Oracle. A petition drafted by angry employees is seeking to dictate who executive chairman and chief technology officer Larry Ellison is allowed to associate with in his free time.
While most Silicon Valley employee protests have revolved around contracting with government bodies , this time it’s intruding on the personal freedoms of a company founder.
That should send a chilling warning to anyone concerned about individual liberty.
Oracle Workers Tell Larry Ellison to Delete Donald Trump from His Relationship Database
Oracle employees aren’t happy that their co-founder is hobnobbing with the president. | Source: Nicholas Kamm / AFP (Nearly 2,) Oracle workers have signed the petition, which demands that Ellison cancel a fundraising event he’s hosting for President Donald Trump today .
Why? The petition says it “endangers the well-being of minorities.”
The irony is that the Oracle employees don’t seem to realize that They are an even greater threat to the spirit of US constitutional rights. Or maybe they just don’t care.
Seemingly unaware of their hypocrisy, they complain the private event will damage Oracle’s culture and its “relationships with partners and customers. ”
But it’s not a company-sponsored event. Doesn’t Ellison have the right to choose his own relationships – political or otherwise – when he’s off the clock?
What should irk freedom-lovers even more is that the Oracle co-founder – who’s also a prominent Tesla board member
– is hosting the fundraiser at his home.
Oracle Has Reaped a Windfall from Trumponomics Like it or not, Oracle has benefited from the Trump presidency. | Source: Chris worldwide / Shutterstock.com
But those aren’t the only reasons why Oracle employees should shut up about Larry Ellison’s private Trump fundraiser.
They don ‘ t seem to realize that the president they hate so vehemently may have indirectly helped them achieve their latest raise or bonus check.
The “controversial” Tax Cuts and Job Act
to 9. (% in
Trump’s tax cuts further allowed Oracle to repatriat e the cash housed overseas. The firm held $ . 9 billion abroad just before the tax cuts.
Even those
Oracle Insiders Pony Up for Bernie Sanders
Judging by Oracle insiders’ presidential campaign donations, maybe progressive employees are just worried about being outdone by the deep-pocketed political rivals in Ellison’s social circle.
Like employees at most Silicon Valley firms , Oracle insiders lean Democratic when it comes to presidential politics. Per the Center for Responsive Politics, Bernie Sanders is their favorite candidate . He scored $ , from company-linked other.
Pete Buttigieg, Elizabeth Warren, and Joe Biden trailed with receipts of $ , , $ 45, 250, and $ , , respectively.
But by the end of the Trump fundraiser at Larry Ellison’s home, that is going to look like peanuts. A single ticket to the event could cost up to $ 446, .
Even if only one. guest showed up, that would hand Trump’s reelection campaign twice as much cash as those 2, (angry Oracle employees have given the leading Democratic candidates combined.) Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect the views of CCN.com.
(This article was edited by Josiah Wilmoth
Last modified: February 22, (5:) (PM UTC
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