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52% of voters, just a hair over 7 million or 1 in 5 Californians, voted in favor of Proposition 8. Each of those people contributed to the moral travesty of th
by Zikes 13y ago
52% of voters, just a hair over 7 million or 1 in 5 Californians, voted in favor of Proposition 8.
Each of those people contributed to the moral travesty of that constitutional amendment. Are we to deny them all the right to a career in the name of moral freedoms? In this perfect world, would removing 1/5th of California's working force be a net benefit to society?
Perhaps instead of vilifying a few of them, we should focus our efforts on repealing the amendment and securing a more ideal future that everyone can prosper in.
- CanSpice 13y agoThose people voted privately. The CEO of Mozilla publicly contributed to the Prop 8 campaign. If any of those seven million people made it publicly known that they funded or voted for Prop 8, then they might have to live with the consequences of making that publicly known. They won't have their careers denied at all.
- humanrebar 13y agoSo it's OK if they can get away with it?
- jmspring 13y agoDonations are public record, even if done as a private citizen. Which is a bit different than someone publicly making their private donation known.
- mhurron 13y agoSo no-one can take action against stands and actions they disagree with?
- humanrebar 13y agoWould it be OK if I didn't hire someone because they supported gay marriage?
- mhurron 13y agoYes, that is perfectly within your right. You also, however, better be prepared for any backlash that may come from that action.
- humanrebar 13y agoI think you misunderstand me. I didn't ask if it were my right. I asked if it were OK. If you think the backlash is justified in this case, then it's not OK.
- lern_too_spel 13y agoNobody's denying anybody the right to a career. They're questioning the appointment of a man who has contributed to the oppression of others into the top leadership position of an organization. This drives decent people away from associating with that organization, as has happened in this case. It's up to the organization to determine if that appointment is worth it, and it's up to the man who is now in a leadership position to try to make the situation better.
- arcameron 13y agoEvery one of us has oppressed another at one point in our lives. Is it just because it is recent?
- lern_too_spel 13y agoHe did it willfully without any remorse.