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I hope all those who support free speech will take a stand and voice their disapproval of Mozilla's actions against the free speech rights of not only Brendan Eich, but the right of all Americans to express their opinion by vote, donating to a cause, or otherwise.
Another right winger who has no clue what Free Speech is. Color me shocked
You better go get a paper towel to wipe the spittle off your screen.
Pardon me while I grab my gun and go back to the gay army now. We've received orders to march on a Baptist church
Denverian, fess up. Have you and your husband and children and hordes of vicious rabid homoSEXuals been hiding out under Flamenco's bed waiting to shove dust bunnies down his throat to stifle his free speech?
I always love it when people try to creatively redefine the freedom of speech.
The freedom of speech does not protect people from critics, it protects the claimants and the critics speech from government retribution. It does not protect a company from boycotts, people have the right to buy products (or donate their time/money) where they please. It doesn't force others to support people's speech. It doesn't force a company to keep you if the company feels your speech is harming its image.
What always gets me is that people claim pro-gay rights groups are bigots for speaking against groups, or boycotting, but anti-gay groups (like One Million Moms) doing the exact same thing not only are exempt...they get praised. These people don't get that the rest of the world sees the hypocrisy and the only people they are fooling is themselves. Self delusion is a powerful tool for hatred.
Who cares what arbitrary definition is wildly accepted? No matter how much you wax poetic about it...freedom of speech is an INALIENABLE right....one of the few in the truest sense of the term.
So for you to advocate impunity for those exercising it...makes you no less hypocritical than the anti-gay'ers'
"Progressive?" Hard to believe since Brendan is a co-founder. "Progressive" = Marxist/socialist.
Brendan was the brains behind Mozilla. He is also the inventor of Java Script, a necessary part of nearly every Internet site. Are you going to boycott your Internet connection? Probably not. HYPOCRITTE!
What brand of computer do you use? What operating system? What browser? I think you'll find they all support gay rights.
I must point out if society deems that being anti-homosexual marriage is not a belief based on bigotry/homophobia, but one of religious conviction, then the fight over homosexual marriage will never end.
I think we need to be clear, though. There is nothing wrong with "being anti-homosexual marriage". What's wrong is allowing your beliefs and values to affect how you treat others in public. Within any context other than a forum of ideas (like this), or a social context ("I don't care to be your friend"), why would a same-sex couple ever discover that someone else is anti-gay marriage? Only because that someone else transgresses and violates the ethic of reciprocity, taking action that adversely affects a same-sex couple in some manner affecting their housing, employment, hospitality, commerce, etc. If those opposed to same-sex marriage treated same-sex couples the way they would want to be treated as a couple, themselves, i.e., practicing the Golden Rule, there wouldn't be any problem.
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