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> This is a dangerous path as well. Should a conservative business owner be able to fire anyone in their company that supports abortion? Should A trump supporte
by aanm1988 10y ago
> This is a dangerous path as well. Should a conservative business owner be able to fire anyone in their company that supports abortion? Should A trump supporter be able to fire anyone in their company that supported Hillary?
If their actions potentially harm the business, then sure.
> A few years back, I remember when a few companies opposed supporting birth control and abortions and didn't want to pay for it through employee healthcare plans. There were so many people (including here on HN) claiming that companies have no rights and they shouldn't even be given the choice. Now that it supports your political opinion, companies have the right to not do business with anyone they wish.
How is that in any way similar? PewDiePie is an entertainer associated with childrens programming. Anti-Semitic statements are actively harmful to Disney's (ironic given their history) reputation. So they fired him.
This is an entirely reasonable course of action.
Hobby Lobby sticking their nose into their employees health because they are a bunch of religious zealots is a very different situation.