Posted on 04/05/2014 3:03:49 AM PDT by Olog-hai
The resignation of Mozillas CEO amid outrage that he supported an anti-gay marriage campaign is prompting concerns about how Silicon Valleys strongly liberal culture might quash the very openness that is at the regions foundation. [ ]
There was no interest in creating an Internet lynch mob, OkCupid co-founder Sam Yagun, whose dating service site was among those engaged in online protest, said Friday. I am opposed to that with every bone in my body.
But Eichs abrupt departure has stirred the debate over the fairness of forcing out a highly-qualified technology executive over his personal views and a single campaign contribution six years ago. And it raises questions about how far corporate leaders are allowed to go in expressing their political views.
Some are also questioning whether the episode undercuts the well-groomed image of Silicon Valley as a marketplace of ideas and diversity of thought, and whether, in this case, the tech world surrendered to political correctness enforced through a public shaming on social media.
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What’s even more interesting is how thorough the Nazis were in their hatred. If you ever were Jewish in your life, or ifyou simply had Jewish parents, you were Jewish to the Nazis. I look at recent events, and see the retroactive convictions that the lavender mafia likes to throw out, and you’re guilty unless you revile anyone in your religion. And/or your family. It’s really disturbing.
Reclaim memory | Okay |
Socket term negotiation | Okay |
Script hang detection | Okay |
Expired cert detection | Okay |
Supports Free Speech | Failed |
"Can an Ethiopian change his skin or a leopard its spots? Neither can you do good who are accustomed to doing evil."
Jeremiah 13:23
When I was a boy, I watched "The World at War" on network television with my parents. My father was an adolescent during WW II, and had grown up in its shadow. I asked him, "Dad, didn't the people of that time all KNOW that the Nazis were that evil? Didn't the Germans KNOW that they were doing wrong?"
He looked at me and said, "Not really, not everyone. It wasn't until 1941 that the country was against the Germans after they declared war on us, and even then many Americans didn't even think we should be fighting them. Many Americans had German relatives. It was the Japanese everyone saw as the enemy that attacked us. It wasn't until the end of the war that we knew about the death camps over there." (my father was half German)
I could not believe my ears. How could people not know?
Charles Lindbergh was cheered by tens of thousands as he preached the isolationist philosophy that was so popular in its day - even though Americans knew FULL well about the night of the broken glass, burned Jewish synagogues, and persecution of Poles, Jews, and political dissidents. Evil marches on.
Today, we have the Barack Obamas, John Kerrys, and Chuck Hagels. They HATE Israel and the Jews. Their past statements and actions speak volumes towards this.
But they are not labeled as evil by the world. In fact, they are celebrated.
I could not believe the answer.
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