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> I also disagree with you that Google shareholders opposed to gay marriage shouldn't be forced to choose. They are just as wrong in their beliefs as those who
by beedogs 14y ago
> I also disagree with you that Google shareholders opposed to gay marriage shouldn't be forced to choose. They are just as wrong in their beliefs as those who supported segregation were or those who were against women's suffrage were. Marginalizing these people for their ridiculously antiquated beliefs is fair game, IMO.
A thousand times this. Some opinions need to be taken out back and shot, and being against gay marriage is one of those opinions. Shitty beliefs like that aren't something that needs protection, and adults who hold those opinions should not be coddled or kowtowed to anymore.
In programming terms, showing deference to these kinds of opinions is like being forced to support Windows 3.1.
- nhangen 14y agoI'm not sure I agree with this. In many ways, this fight mirrors that against racism, and in many of this similarities I find issues that could negatively affect progress. For example, saying that anti-gay people shouldn't be coddled is fine, but trying to pretend those beliefs are just going to go away is ignorant. What Google is missing here is the 'why' and instead it comes across as pushy. People are still, and will always be racist, just as they will be pro or anti gay. That doesn't make it right, but it's certainly something Google should be prepared to deal with. I get wary of public companies taking political stances in the same way i do with actors and musicians. That said, Google is probably in a fine position to do this, as the majority of the Internet world is dependent upon them.