Everyone agrees that bullying on a large scale is really fascism.
Pushing an agenda with such force that the general populace has to submit to it
is certainly against American ideals. There are degrees, to be sure, but
America is sensitive to the least of it.
Last week's resignation of Brenden Eich at Mozilla brought about a furious
reaction to bullying (fascism) ... on both sides of the cultures war.
Andrew
Sullivan:
Will he now be forced to walk through the streets in shame? Why not the stocks?
The whole episode disgusts me -- as it should disgust anyone interested in a
tolerant and diverse society. If this is the gay rights movement today --
hounding our opponents with a fanaticism more like the religious right than
anyone else -- then count me out. If we are about intimidating the free speech
of others, we are no better than the anti-gay bullies who came before us.
The
New Yorker:
The real mystery here, then, is not why Eich stepped down but why he ever got
hired in the first place. His unquestioned technical ability notwithstanding,
this was a candidate who divided the board, who had already been controversial,
and whose promotion was guaranteed to generate reams of bad publicity.
Slate:
Simply put, if conservatives are frustrated by the treatment of Eich for his
role in Proposition 8, then they should be outraged by the treatment of
ordinary people at the hands of the people who employ them.
LA
Times
The "witch hunt" theory of Eich's ouster holds that his personal
views shouldn't matter: If he's gone because of his donation to Prop. 8, why
not purge every corporate employee anywhere who did the same? This argument is exemplified
by Slate's William Saletan, who calls disapproval of support for
Proposition 8 a "new standard" and writes, "perhaps we should
put down the pitchforks."
The term homo-fascism has been thrust into the mainstream dialogue (actually, not a dialogue, but a shouting fest). And with an error-ridden fury that is hard to believe:
homofascism (Urban Dictionary)
Homosexual activists are vehemently promoting homosexuality throughout the
media, academia, and politics as spelled out in their manifesto titled After
The Ball. "Sensitivity" classes in schools are required to children
as young as kindergarden where they brainwash a child within minutes into
believing homosexuality is the same as trying a new food. This is pure
Pavlonian style brainwashing, indoctrination, and ideological subversion. All
states that legalize same sex "marriage" require schools to have
these classes, and parents who opt their kids out can potential get thrown in
jail and pay fines.
Not used in the melee (yet), is the term Christofascism.
Christofascism (Urban Dictionary)
Evangelical, semi-theocratical movement or temperment of Americans who stand
against abortion, sexual education, homosexuality, science, anti-Zionism, and
the separation of church and state.
Not as vindictive as the prior definition, but just as definitive of certain viewpoints.
The saga of Brendan Eich has broadened to conservative free speech in general
it seems, but with the passage of Mississippi new religious freedom bill,
enabling small businesses and individuals to discriminate on the grounds of
religious conscience, the Christian Right and Christofascism are the subjects
of focus.
Who Is The Bigger Bully?
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