Joe, I agree with the principle of consistency: prejudice against whites, Blacks, Jews, or anyone else should be called out. But there’s a huge gap between that and what happened here.
If a 19-year-old told me he didn’t want to work for me because I’m white (or male, or whatever label), I’d say “cool, next” and move on with my day. No doxxing campaign. No media pile-on with his face everywhere. No powerful people and even DOJ officials threatening to make sure he’s unemployable for life. I don’t have that weak an ego, and most functional adults don’t either.
Treating a dumb private job rejection preference from a college kid like a capital offense and coordinating to destroy his future over it isn’t “standing up to hate.” It’s escalation that breeds resentment and radicalizes people further. You only see the first move. The 2nd, 3rd, and 4th order effects (martyrs, underground anger, “see, they really do want to ruin us”) are obvious if you think strategically.
You’ve rightly fought anti-white-male DEI nonsense for years. Apply the same standard here: condemn the bigotry without the authoritarian overkill. Free association cuts both ways. Let people have dumb opinions and let voluntary choices (and real consequences) handle it instead of powerful actors playing thought police.
Palantir is built on seeing the bigger picture and long-term dynamics. This move doesn’t look like it.