This quote does speak to me, which is odd, as in my personal life I kindof loathe Justice Scalia. But never mind that just now.
Many of us, including Mozillians like me, who are pro marriage-equality for LGBT people, did speak up in Brendan’s defense, many of us are now grieving his loss to the project. The media was so loud, it was hard to find the voices in the melee. Please do not confuse that for our voices absence. Larissa Contributor Development Lead, Mozilla On Apr 7, 2014, at 8:13 AM, Adam Porter <[email protected]> wrote: > On Monday, April 7, 2014 3:40:15 AM UTC-5, [email protected] wrote: > >> Everyone who will go into work tomorrow morning (with the possible exception >> of David Flanagan) failed to uphold Mozilla's purported values. Where were >> the personal stories about Brendan? Why weren't his personal contributions >> extensively enumerated somewhere (most outlets simply described him as the >> inventor of JavaScript, which obviously doesn't resonate with a wider >> audience)? Where was the spirited defense? > > This was my biggest disappointment as well. The best explanation I can come > up with--other than simply being reluctant to get involved--is that the issue > in question is very polarizing, and those at "the poles" of the issue find it > difficult to separate the opinion from the person. As Justice Scalia wrote > in his dissent in Windsor v. United States: > > "Few public controversies touch an institution so central to the lives of so > many, and few inspire such attendant passion by good people on all sides. ... > In the majority's telling, this story is black-and-white: Hate your neighbor > or come along with us. The truth is more complicated. It is hard to admit > that one's political opponents are not monsters, especially in a struggle > like this one..." > _______________________________________________ > governance mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/governance _______________________________________________ governance mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/governance
