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> The article was about people who were accused of beliefs they didn't hold, so this example is different. Is it? I may be misremembering, but my impression w
by LyndsySimon 6y ago
> The article was about people who were accused of beliefs they didn't hold, so this example is different.
Is it?
I may be misremembering, but my impression was that Eich was pushed out because people interpreted his political donation as being indicative of a larger belief. I don’t recall Eich ever making a statement on the issue.
I’m not defending him here, so please don’t get me wrong. I’m only pointing out that there seems to be some level of inferring someone’s “true beliefs” in both cases. There’s a lot more of it in the article, granted, but it leads me to ask: where is the bar?
- CyberDildonics 6y agoI think he donated his own money to an organization lobbying against gay marriage, so it doesn't seem like a huge leap. In any event, the article was about people who had much more abstract and ambiguous actions interpreted by an internet mob as them having ingrained bigoted beliefs, so I think there is a very wide gap.