It's been the case for a very long time that a sufficiently offensive political opinion would get you fired if brought to the attention of your boss. I think th

It's been the case for a very long time that a sufficiently offensive political opinion would get you fired if brought to the attention of your boss. I think the difference between "business as usual" and McCarthyism or the current purges is how much more effort people are willing to put in to dig up dirt, and how much less offensive the dirt has to be. That being said, the examples given in the article aren't very sympathetic. Back in 2013, Donglegate[0] was absolutely baffling for me, because I wasn't aware anyone could get fired for an overheard dick joke. Getting fired for running an actual Holocaust denial site seems fine. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5391667 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5391667