Many Americans have an unhealthy obsession with a cycle of public shaming and redemption. Wanting to see a public figure fall, rehab, and be forgiven. It's a bi

Many Americans have an unhealthy obsession with a cycle of public shaming and redemption. Wanting to see a public figure fall, rehab, and be forgiven. It's a bizarre mashup of public executions and Easter resurrection mythology. There's also a strain of Cultural Revolution. If someone doesn't pass a litmus test, they need to make a public renunciation, or "go away". Even when the litmus test is a good cause, that process is fundamentally sick. To be clear, I think Prop 8 was repugnant. I also think that a world where Microsoft, Google, and Apple don't have Mozilla to keep them honest, is deeply concerning. Anyone with a minority or unpopular opinion should support Mozilla's choice of anyone to lead them who isn't a convicted felon, if Mozilla thinks that individual can further the organization. And no, you don't get to (1) tar and feather someone then (2) say "oh gee now they can't be an effective leader". Edit: Rather than reply, someone gave me their silent disapprobation. Oh the shame.