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> I'm totally fine with anybody pursuing whatever kind of political agenda they want, but at the moment you start to derail real progress, the moment you attack
by Tloewald 13y ago
> I'm totally fine with anybody pursuing whatever kind of political agenda they want, but at the moment you start to derail real progress, the moment you attack one of the best organizations who has literally been busting its ass for the last decade to change the world for no profit
1) So you're contradicting yourself in one sentence.
I wish to pursue an equal rights agenda, and in so doing protest, loudly, when people who publicly act against equal rights are promoted to prominent positions. Now, I didn't expect Brendan Eich to be fired (he wasn't) or step down (which he did) but maybe to actually explain himself (he didn't). If his feelings are so strongly held, and he values free speech so much, then by all means let him make his case.
2) Mozilla is a non-profit, but plenty of the people working for it make perfectly decent salaries.
http://www.glassdoor.com/Salary/Mozilla-Salaries-E19129.htm http://www.glassdoor.com/Salary/Mozilla-Salaries-E19129.htm
> All the more reason to shut down the bullies who have domineered the narrative, produced nothing but useless bickering, and have sought nothing but divisiveness at every turn in the everlasting quest for more pageviews. I'm looking at you, Gawker.
3) Seems to me like it's the pot calling the kettle black.