Its one thing to mute some one, its a totally another thing to get that person to have a change of heart. Events like firing people for holding a belief, only

Its one thing to mute some one, its a totally another thing to get that person to have a change of heart. Events like firing people for holding a belief, only reinforces their belief further that they are being marginalized for merely holding an idea in their head. Of course they will now keep quiet until somebody comes along and generates way more groundswell support for their belief.