Not using a horrible browser would be, forcing your boss to quit his job because you don't like who he donated to years ago is not.
. On Fri, Apr 4, 2014 at 10:27 AM, LRS Scout <[email protected]> wrote: > > This seems like a perfect example of the free exchange of ideas and the > free market, coming together to do good. > On Apr 4, 2014 10:18 AM, "Sam" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > As did President Obama and Hillary Clinton. What about them? > > > > . > > > > > > > > On Fri, Apr 4, 2014 at 10:15 AM, Larry C. Lyons <[email protected] > > >wrote: > > > > > > > > Given the degree of vitriol and hatred exhibited by the supporters of > > > Prop 8, the reaction is understandable - he supported hate based > > > legislation and did it publicly, while making a public donation to the > > > cause.. There are always consequences for supporting hatre. Brendan > > > Eich didn't have to verbally and financially support Prop 8. He didn't > > > have to support the hatred and accusations of bestiality, pedophilia > > > etc that the supporters of the proposition kept spewing. So he engaged > > > in a set of behaviors, and now has to accept the consequences. This > > > wasn't the government or the so called gay lobby who forced his > > > resignation, but members of the board and Mozilla employees. > > > > > > Its very similar to someone donating to a Neo Nazi group - how would a > > > jewish employee feel about working for someone who supported that sort > > > of thing. > > > > > > On Thu, Apr 3, 2014 at 4:12 PM, Jerry Milo Johnson <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > I actually think this is a shame. Would have MUCH rather have had him > > > come > > > > out and talk about why he did so. > > > > > > > > His donation wasn't "large", it was only $1000. Which for people at > > that > > > > level is just about a nod. > > > > > > > > I personally detest Prop 8, and the attempt to purposefully codify > > > > discrimination. > > > > > > > > But I think this should have been handled more as a teaching moment > > than > > > a > > > > "peasants at the gates with pitchforks". > > > > > > > > I hope this doesn't stop the conversations. > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Apr 3, 2014 at 3:50 PM, Larry C. Lyons < > [email protected] > > > >wrote: > > > > > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > > > > http://www.cnet.com/news/mozilla-ceo-eich-resigns-after-controversy/?tag=nl.e498&s_cid=e498&ttag=e498&ftag=CADf0e22bf > > > >> > > > >> The controversy was his large donations to California's Prop 8. > > > >> > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:369769 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
