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The question remains, however. Does he or does he not support the GLBT community. It was of such consequence to Brendan Eich that he was let go. So it must be t
by rjohnk 12y ago
The question remains, however. Does he or does he not support the GLBT community. It was of such consequence to Brendan Eich that he was let go. So it must be that Chris Beard does support this community. Because we all know that having no opinion on this matter cannot stand.
- masklinn 12y ago> It was of such consequence to Brendan Eich that he was let go. Eich quit, he wasn't let go. > Because we all know that having no opinion on this matter cannot stand. Eich didn't have "no opinion", and didn't just have "an opinion", he had acted specifically to enshrine inequality in CA's constitution.
- nailer 12y agoYou'd really people rather didn't back up their opinions with votes?
- masklinn 12y ago1. Eich didn't just vote, he gave money for prop8. He went out of his way to support curtailing civil rights 2. Would I prefer bigoted assholes not try to force their vindictive bigotry unto others? Are you really asking that?
- nailer 12y ago1. OK, I'll reword: you'd rather people not back up their opinions financially? 2. Begs the question: do you consider that everyone who doesn't support gay marriage is bigoted? Also: https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/personal-incredulity https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/personal-incredulity
- dragonwriter 12y ago> The question remains, however. Wait, is it a real question or sarcasm? You seem to switch back and forth. > Does he or does he not support the GLBT community. It was of such consequence to Brendan Eich that he was let go. I don't think that's an accurate description. Eich's past public participation in a particular attack on equal rights targetting that community triggered a public controversy including publicized boycotts of Mozilla, but I don't think that there is any basis for concluding that he was let go because of his stance on LGBT issues rather than his perceived inability and/or unwillingness as CEO to manage a PR issue that was affecting Mozilla. (And even that may just have been the straw that broke the camel's back -- as I recall, there were reports that he was a controversial choice with split support on the board from the outset for reasons unrelated to the LGBT issue.) > So it must be that Chris Beard does support this community. Or that the actual issue around Eich is more complex than the what you are trying to simplify it to.
- rjohnk 12y agoSo it wasn't because Brendan supported the traditional insituation of marriage that he was let go? He just decided one day shortly after getting the position he didn't want it? More complex? So if Chris Beard donated to Focus on the Family (hypothetically) he would be just fine at Mozilla? Come on, Brendan Eich would still be CEO if he didn't make that one political donation and came out supporting the community.
- Crito 12y ago> "He just decided one day shortly after getting the position he didn't want it?" You need to re-read dragonwriter's comment, because that is not the reason that dragonwriter is suggesting at all.
- MrZongle2 12y agoSo if Chris Beard donated to Focus on the Family (hypothetically) he would be just fine at Mozilla? I think we all know how that would play out.