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Of course people are allowed to say MAGA-phobic things online or downtown, but that would surely make some of their coworkers uncomfortable and that's pretty di
by anal_reactor 2y ago
Of course people are allowed to say MAGA-phobic things online or downtown, but that would surely make some of their coworkers uncomfortable and that's pretty disqualifying from most employment. You're allowed to say things, but colleagues are allowed to respond in kind within the law.
- Conscat 2y agoI'm not certain what MAGA-phobic could mean etymologically, since a "phobia" is an irrational fear of something, such as an irrational fear of people transitioning sex. Opposition to MAGA is typically rooted in the very rational and well-evidenced fear that one might be persecuted for their religious affiliation or sexuality, among other things.
- anal_reactor 2y ago> Opposition to MAGA is typically rooted in the very rational and well-evidenced fear Opposition to LGBT is typically rooted in the very rational and well-evidenced fear...
- Conscat 2y agoPlease refrain from trolling on Hacker News.
- anal_reactor 2y agoI'm just trying to express the idea that "it's obviously us who are the good guys and them who are the bad guys" applies equally to both sides.
- Conscat 2y agoYou haven't attempted to do that. You asked us to imagine a rational fear of queer people, but there isn't one. You've simply asserted a dogma without substantiating it.
- AngryData 2y agoAre you trying to flip the table against them? because I agree with all of that. If certain employees are causing problems with other employees, the company has every right to fire them.
- anal_reactor 2y ago> If certain employees are causing problems with other employees, the company has every right to fire them. This used to be the biggest argument against hiring women into all-male teams. Nowadays it's the biggest argument against hiring men into all-female teams.