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If you are, or have aspirations to be, a CEO of a tech firm in California it's not a wise move to oppose gay marriage.
That's saying a mouthful, is it not? Haven't you just told us that there is no right to free speech? Even if it is simply donating money to a ballot measure that you agree with? I think the implications of that statement are endless, none of them good, for a free people. Is this what America has become? Is this what "your side" (the so-called "progressives" call 'progress'?
This is political tyranny. Never mind that the current President of the United States, and his rival, Hilary Clinton also expressed the same opinion as Brendan Eich in that same year.
Do you also support execution of those who don't agree with the Leftist dogma of the day?
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In any case in business it's better to keep your politics to yourself.
He did keep his politics to himself. He never discussed this openly at work or, as far as we know, anywhere else. This donation was six years prior. This was nothing short of a witch hunt, conducted by what some are now calling the "gay Mafia" and rightfully so.
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I have churches, evangelicals, and porn sites as clients - I keep my politics to myself. If I do lose clients over my politics then so be it -it's their right & choice.
Well, bless your heart. I'd love to know what you do, and the name of your business so that I could expose you in the same way "your side" exposed and punished Brendan Eich.
He contributed to Proposition 8. Along with millions of others. He is entitled to his beliefs. That's a basic premise of freedom. Your willingness to persecute someone for their beliefs is against the principles of freedom that are the bedrock of this nation.
Gay right's supporters are entitled to their beliefs too.
And if one of those beliefs is not to do business with corporations led by a bigot, it seems reasonable to me.
Bigot's don't have a unilateral right to interfere in the happiness of others. If they want to mobilize the communities against gay rights, people that are into gay rights have the right to mobilize the community against them.
Mozilla's loss and nobody gained anything. Gay people just showed they are bigger bigots than anyone else. They want tolerance but give hate instead. I feel sad for such ignorant intolerance.
Notice how the "activists" are much less willing to dump their Intel processor-containing iPhones and Macs, even though it has been revealed that 60% of Intel employee donations supported Proposition 8.
Now, how can that be? One of the posters on this very thread claimed that virtually every high tech company supports "gay 'marriage'" She couldn't possibly be wrong.
Now, how can that be? One of the posters on this very thread claimed that virtually every high tech company supports "gay 'marriage'" She couldn't possibly be wrong.
"Virtually every." Intel did not. And that's an important distinction, which is why same-sex marriage supporters should immediately dump their iPhones and Macs because they contain Intel processors.
Let's see if they really stick to their convictions...
Employees not CEOs. Are you going to dump Google? Firefox get 98% of it's funding from Google.
Are you going to dump your computer and cease using the Internet? Virtually every Internet site, including this one, depend on Java Script (Brendan Eich's brainchild) in order to function. You can force a boycott of Firefox and force him out, but you cannot avoid using his technology!
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are much less willing to dump their Intel processor-containing iPhones and Macs, even though it has been revealed that 60% of Intel employee donations supported Proposition 8. 
