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"In Hitler's Germany, they believed in this, too. They called it Gleichschaltung, which my dictionary tells me means 'bringing into line'. A cardinal sin in Joseph Stalin's Russia was inakomyslie, which we translate as dissidence, but which literally means 'thinking differently'.
For those defending this woman what you are saying is that an employee making the news leading a KKK rally should not be fired? That's different right?
Whether you are flipping the bird to the President or leading a KKK rally that is reflective upon my judgement as an employer, it can and will effect my business.
She was on her bike on her DAY OFF when she flipped the bird to the Presidential Motorcade. She was not wearing ANY item of clothing or carrying ANY thing that indicated her employer.
But they fired her.
So much for free speech...bye buy American values, it was nice while it lasted.
Free speech for doing something that your employer can be hurt by? Where do you get that right?
For those defending this woman what you are saying is that an employee making the news leading a KKK rally should not be fired? That's different right?
Whether you are flipping the bird to the President or leading a KKK rally that is reflective upon my judgement as an employer, it can and will effect my business.
Showing disrespect to *authorities" in rather benign way and being associated with KKK is not one and the same thing, since KKK is not a "benign" organization.
Free speech for doing something that your employer can be hurt by? Where do you get that right?
So here comes the question - why the employer should get hurt?
On what ground, if it's "free country," ( supposedly so) and everyone is allowed to express his/her opinion?
Showing disrespect to *authorities" in rather benign way and being associated with KKK is not one and the same thing, since KKK is not a "benign" organization.
Your opinion is irrelevant to what my customers may think.
She was on her bike on her DAY OFF when she flipped the bird to the Presidential Motorcade. She was not wearing ANY item of clothing or carrying ANY thing that indicated her employer.
But they fired her.
So much for free speech...bye buy American values, it was nice while it lasted.
On what ground, if it's "free country," ( supposedly so) and everyone is allowed to express his/her opinion?
Free speech insures that government is not interfere with that right, the only time this extends to private citizens/companies is if someone is illegally preventing you from expressing yourself. You have a right to say whatever the hell you want, you do not have a right to work for me if I disagree with what you are saying.
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