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> I'm personally an ardent supporter of gay rights issues, but must say that in this case, the collateral damage could well be as bad as in the first cases in t
by leoc 13y ago
> I'm personally an ardent supporter of gay rights issues, but must say that in this case, the collateral damage could well be as bad as in the first cases in the German Pirate Party.
Look on the bright side. I have a secret hope that the shitstorm will keep growing until it attracts the attention of US right-wingers and unleashes a Chick-Fil-A-style backlash of Firefox adoption. ;)
- rockdoe 13y agoThe problem is that it's not healthy for Firefox to be seen as pro or anti gay rights, or whatever not-directly-web-related political issue, really. That's the point of the parent post. What does the fox say about assault rifle ownership?
- patrickmay 13y ago<i>The problem is that it's not healthy for Firefox to be seen as pro or anti women's rights, or whatever not-directly-web-related political issue, really.</i> See the problem now?
- rockdoe 13y agoNo. Unless you're implying gay people are less important than women?
- Solarsail 13y agoI would rather avoid a browser that was either pro or anti women's rights. Or pro or anti abortion. Or pro or anti slavery. Or pro or anti human. Although an anti-human browser might be cool... Tools should not be politically oriented, in general. Mild special case for politics pertaining to the tools themselves, like Firefox supporting an open web.
- leoc 13y agoOf course it isn't healthy. My suggestion was that Mozilla might get some lemonade out of the bitter lemons others have already bought for it; and it was made mostly in jest anyway.
- pvnick 13y agoBe on the lookout for Mike Huckabee to announce national Firefox day
- leoc 13y agoFirefox for the Family!