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Being vocal/hysterical about something doesn't imply it's a dominant opinion.
callahad
on May 12, 2015
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According to the Pew Research Center's polling, most Americans are in favor of marriage equality, and have been since 2011:
http://www.pewforum.org/2014/09/24/graphics-slideshow-changi...
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There's a difference between being in favour of something and being offended by anyone who disagrees.
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There's a difference between being offended at disagreement and being offended at someone who took action to remove your rights.
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Which doesn't mean in the slightest that whomever disagrees with the majority deserves to be kicked out of the company he founded.
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Good thing he wasn't kicked out then, and instead voluntarily resigned, right?
andrepd
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He resigned because of the clamour of the bullies, and because he didn't want the Mozilla Foundation to get hurt with it.
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Exactly! He managed to put the company's best interests before his own, and chose to resign. But he wasn't fired: the Mozilla board did not ask for his resignation. He could have stayed if he wanted to.
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Being vocal/hysterical about something doesn't imply it's a dominant opinion.