It's About Liberty: A Conservative Forum
Topics => General Board => Topic started by: Glock32 on April 01, 2014, 12:44:08 PM
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As if you needed another example of the fact that liberals aren't interested in winning debates but in declaring debates off limits, here's a new one. Mozilla's new CEO is one of the organization's founders and the inventor of Javascript, which is a fundamental technology that makes the web what it is. So his technical pedigree is a perfect fit to helm Mozilla.
But in our new reality, politics always comes first, and it's here that he has been found wanting. Back in 2008 he made a donation in support of Prop 8, which would define marriage as the union of 1 man and 1 woman. So liberals everywhere are having a conniption that he has been named CEO of Mozilla. It goes further. Now websites like OkCupid are actually blocking visitors who use Firefox, instead taking them a landing page where they chastise the visitor for using Firefox.
There's no "we can agree to disagree" with the Left. There's no "live and let live" with the Left. There's no "let's focus on the business and keep politics in our private lives" with the Left. It's their way or the highway, which invariably becomes their way or the unmarked grave once they have full power.
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/04/01/mozillas-new-ceo-under-fire-for-supporting-traditional-marriage-as-okcupid-urges-firefox-users-to-boycott-popular-browser/ (http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/04/01/mozillas-new-ceo-under-fire-for-supporting-traditional-marriage-as-okcupid-urges-firefox-users-to-boycott-popular-browser/)
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I've been using Firefox since Netscape went away, except for a brief time I tried out Chrome.
I thank the Fascist Democrat book burners for telling me I've made the right choice, all these years. ::thumbsup::
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They still let you browse using Mozilla. That is what I use at work and I followed the link from the OP and at the bottom of the page is a "Continue to site" button. They are just encouraging visitors not to use Mozilla, but no way would they consider losing customers that use Mozilla. ::rolllaughing::
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Up their brain slots anyway...they want to piss off straights/normals, fine...we outnumber them even if you throw in the heterosexual betas with the homosexuals...go for it, deviants!
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Just another reason to love my fave pet Firefox!
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Heh...
(http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd27/gablabs/2013%20Blog%20Art/DifferentbyDesign_zps16b36932.jpg)
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(http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd27/gablabs/Man-Woman_logo2_zpsc7d7893f.jpg)
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Heh! ::thumbsup::
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Maybe someone will have to create a competing product for that crowd. They could call it Homozilla. ::rimshot::
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Maybe someone will have to create a competing product for that crowd. They could call it Homozilla. ::rimshot::
Spewed coffee!!! ::laughonfloor::
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Heh!
Queerzilla works too!
::laughonfloor::
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Heh!
Queerzilla works too!
::laughonfloor::
Don't count Microsoft out...
(http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd27/gablabs/2013%20Blog%20Art/i_e_zpsd83cb9f3.jpg)
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Or Chrome as I'm posting this with as Mozilla caved to the Fascists.
https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2014/04/03/brendan-eich-steps-down-as-mozilla-ceo/ (https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2014/04/03/brendan-eich-steps-down-as-mozilla-ceo/)
I'll never use a product of that Fascist dingbat ever again. ::rockets::
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The fugly face of Fascism in America
(http://itpro.nikkeibp.co.jp/article/NEWS/20060929/249361/baker.jpg)
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Who is that?
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Well boyz n gurlz, read em and weep:
Mozilla CEO resigns after furor over gay rights
Mozilla co-founder Brendan Eich is stepping down as CEO following protests over his support of a gay marriage ban in California.
The Mountain View, Calif.-based organization that makes the Firefox browser infuriated many employees and users last week by promoting Eich.
At issue was Eich's $1,000 donation in 2008 to the campaign to pass California's Proposition 8, a constitutional amendment that outlawed same-sex marriages. The ban was overturned when the U.S. Supreme Court last year left in place a lower-court ruling striking down the ballot measure.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_MOZILLA_CEO?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2014-04-03-17-38-11 (http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_MOZILLA_CEO?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2014-04-03-17-38-11)
I guess it's back to Internet Exploder for me since I won't allow Gargoyle malware on any of my computers.
::pullhair::
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Lame.
Now they go after people's ability to make a living.
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Who is that?
I'd settle for WHAT is that?
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Lame.
Now they go after people's ability to make a living.
Of course they do. Liberalism is totalitarian in nature. There's no "we'll just have to agree to disagree" with liberals. For a while public figures could find some safety in the No Man's Land of feigning ambivalence or indifference, but now the liberals have shed that whole "tolerance" canard and now they demand outright endorsement and celebration.
They aren't interested in winning debates, they're interested in declaring debates off limits. They aren't interested in winning in the arena of ideas, they're interested in clearing the arena of any opposition.
Their mentality always ends up expanding -- or "progressing" shall we say -- to include the physical elimination of their ideological enemies.
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The hag that apparently had the power to fire the CEO from the company he founded.
Mitchell Baker, Executive Chairwoman, the Fascist trash that wrote the blog my first link was linked to.
And yes, every bit a fugly as you'd expect where the gender is in question. Mitchell for a "she"?
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Holy sh*t, what is that????
I may never see again. ::bashing::
No matter, I didn't pay for the browser anyway and since it isn't paying for their salary, I could care less. The guy should get an attorney and sue the sh*t out of them for a company he co-founded. Or just move and create another gem.
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Why do people always make the mistake and cave into these assholes?! What do they ever get out if it? All it does is legitimize the bullies and spur them on to harrass more people.
Somebody needs to dress these clowns down and bust them in their sick thugish mugs!
The model is UPS, not wetting yourself and running away!
Pansies!!! ::vafancoul::
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Why Can Mozilla Have Corporate Convictions but not Hobby Lobby?
By Phillip Bethancourt, Apr 4, 2014, The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission
http://erlc.com/article/why-can-mozilla-have-corporate-convictions-but-not-hobby-lobby (http://erlc.com/article/why-can-mozilla-have-corporate-convictions-but-not-hobby-lobby)
This week a well known company whose products I have used for years made national headlines. Why? They made a controversial decision based on their closely held corporate convictions in response to a national outcry. They were criticized by those on the other side who claimed that their expression of their organizational beliefs would violate the freedom of their employees and cause them harm.
No, I am not talking about Hobby Lobby. I am talking about Mozilla.
Yesterday, newly appointed Mozilla CEO Brandon Eich resigned amidst an online furor that erupted because he donated $1,000 to support California's Proposition 8 opposing the legalization of same sex marriage. Though Eich had worked for the company for years, made significant achievements in the tech field, and committed to keep his personal convictions isolated from his corporate leadership, criticisms (and even boycotts by some groups, like dating site OK Cupid) resulted in his resignation.
Isn't it interesting that many who don't think Hobby Lobby can have corporate convictions now think that Mozilla can?
The parallels between the two situations are striking. Of course, there are some distinctives between the two that keep them from being identical. But think about the similarities between them on the basis of the following assertion about convictional decision making by organizations (divided into four aspects): (1) Organizations can hold (2) closely held corporate convictions (3) that are used to make significant decisions (4) that reflect the beliefs of its leadership.
Let's think through the parallels between these two corporate situations in light of all four of aspects of the assertion above.
1. Organizations can hold:
This is an issue of ability. Can an organization, as an organization, have corporate convictions that drive decisions. It is not a question of should they hold any particular conviction(s). It is Hobby Lobby's conviction that it will not provide abortion-inducing contraceptives. It is Mozilla's conviction that they will not be led by someone who opposes same sex marriage. It is inconsistent to suggest that one organization can have a core conviction and not the other.
2. Closely held corporate convictions:
This is an issue of Identity. Notice the term is corporate conviction, not religious belief because Mozilla would likely deny that a particular religion is driving their decision. Regardless of whether an organization's convictions are explicitly based on religion, all companies have some form of corporate values. Both Hobby Lobby and Mozilla have explicitly stated core convictions. It is inconsistent to suggest that one organization can have corporate convictions and not another.
3. That are used to make significant decisions:
This is an issue of strategy. It should be expected that corporations make strategic decisions on the basis of their core values. In the case of Hobby Lobby, the decision was to oppose coverage of abortion inducing contraceptives. In the case of Mozilla, the decision was to remove a leader whose personal beliefs did not match their corporate values. It is inconsistent to suggest that it is right for one organization to make strategic decisions based on core convictions and not the other.
4. That reflect the beliefs of its leadership:
This is a question of ideology. The personal preferences of a company's leadership can, and often do, shape the corporate convictions of an organization. One of the main critiques of Hobby Lobby is that its leadership has forced its convictions onto the employees of the organization. But isn't this precisely what Mozilla has done too? How would reactions have been different if Mozilla ran off their CEO for supporting same sex marriage rather than opposing it? Mozilla chairwoman Mitchell Baker said the company failed to stay "true to ourselves" and reflect its organizational culture of "diversity and inclusiveness." In both cases, the convictions of the leadership caused the organization to make controversial decisions. It is inconsistent to suggest that it is right for one organization to make decisions that reflect the ideologies of its leaders and not the other.
Mozilla's decision has raised major concerns for those who care about freedom of religion and freedom of speech. Whether you are Hobby Lobby or your hobby is to lobby for what you believe, you must count the costs of your convictions.
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Equality under the law is such a quaint latter 18th century romantic notion...
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And if you thought the Left was done, think again.
http://moonbattery.com/?p=44309 (http://moonbattery.com/?p=44309)
Did you think Mozilla CEO Brendan Eich’s would be the last scalp collected on behalf of homosexual militants? The liberal fascists at Slate inform us otherwise:
Some of my colleagues are celebrating. They call Eich a bigot who got what he deserved. I agree. But let’s not stop here. If we’re serious about enforcing the new standard, thousands of other employees who donated to the same anti-gay ballot measure must be punished.
More than 35,000 people gave money to the campaign for Proposition 8, the 2008 ballot measure that declared, “Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California.” You can download the entire list, via the Los Angeles Times, as a compressed spreadsheet. (Click the link that says, “Download CSV.”) Each row lists the donor’s employer. …
Thirty-seven companies in the database are linked to more than 1,300 employees who gave nearly $1 million in combined contributions to the campaign for Prop 8. Twenty-five tech companies are linked to 435 employees who gave more than $300,000. Many of these employees gave $1,000 apiece, if not more. Some, like Eich, are probably senior executives.
Why do these bigots still have jobs? Let’s go get them. …
If we’re serious about taking down corporate officers who supported Proposition 8, and boycotting employers who promote them, we’d better get cracking on the rest of the list.
Remember that the people they are seeking out for destruction gave money years ago to a proposition that was passed by a majority of California voters, who were then overruled by the courts, starting with gay activist judge Vaughn Walker. Prop 8 is long dead; the liberals who control the judiciary have spoken. The explicit objective now is to hunt down people who have privately held views in the past that are currently considered inconsistent with leftwing ideology.
This isn’t about promoting homosexuality as an end in itself, or only the tiny percentage of Americans who are pushily homosexual would be driving it. This is a major battle in the Cultural Marxist war to replace America with a country where no thought crime (as defined by ultra-Left oligarchs) will be tolerated.
As you can see, anonymity is no longer an option. Neither is sitting on the sidelines. Either we fight these vermin, or they win. If they win there will be zero tolerance for anyone they deem to be ideologically incorrect, as they have clearly demonstrated.
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Time to bring big guns to their knife fight...and slaughter their cowardly butts without remorse or regret! ::machinegun::
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It makes me feel sick inside. Nothing short of death will stop these people. I wish it weren't true.
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This is the reason why I don't make legal donations to candidates - I funnel money through channels or like-kind contributions. A couple of years ago we had the faggot "marriage" sham and there were petitioners all over the place. There was a counter-proposal vying for the ballot at the same time. Well the faggots were harassing and intimidating the traditional marriage folks and generally making life miserable for them. So I got in between them and started heckling the phags until I ran them off.
They did similar things with the state database - mining it for names so that they could go to the doors of their private residences and confront them. I about lost my shyt!
I have nothing but contempt for all dims and especially the phaggy ones.
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Maybe some people are starting a payback mission on libiots...maybe even some phaggy ones?!
http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_25512434/?source=inthenews (http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_25512434/?source=inthenews)
::hysterical::
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Maybe some people are starting a payback mission on libiots...maybe even some phaggy ones?!
http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_25512434/?source=inthenews (http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_25512434/?source=inthenews)
::hysterical::
You know, a thought occurs to me. Vandalism against Leftist property could work to make insurance costs for such property skyrocket, thus making the ownership of such property untenable.
Why not? Every nature of crime is being unleashed against conservatives in the Leftist war against America. This would be relatively benign, but it would strike a blow to their lifestyle and psyche.
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If they complain, simply remind them that "all property is theft", so they shouldn't complain about damage to ill-gotten gain. Right?
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If they complain, simply remind them that "all property is theft", so they shouldn't complain about damage to ill-gotten gain. Right?
Bwuuhaaahaaaa!!!! I lke that, throw their BS right back into their stuttering faces! ::whoohoo::
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Well, well, well....looks like the CEO of OkCupid donated to an anti gay marriage candidate a few years ago. He should therefore be forced to step down, after all he is in violation of his own grandstanding and claims to the ethical high ground.
http://www.glennbeck.com/2014/04/08/oops-okcupid-ceo-caught-in-massive-hypocrisy-after-leading-the-charge-to-oust-mozilla-ceo/ (http://www.glennbeck.com/2014/04/08/oops-okcupid-ceo-caught-in-massive-hypocrisy-after-leading-the-charge-to-oust-mozilla-ceo/)
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The latest rude line I'm fond of making in public runs something like...
"I'm not necessarily against gays...I simply refuse to accept a redefinition of "marriage" to include a biological feeling akin to that of having a really good, satisfying bowel movement."
"Faggots are quickly becoming society's 'Public Enema #1!"
--Pablo de Fleurs
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Here we go...
(http://tpc.pc2.netdna-cdn.com/images/Mozilla_Addons.jpg)
::hat-tip:: - http://iowntheworld.com/blog/?p=231729 (http://iowntheworld.com/blog/?p=231729) via The PeoplesCube
That's about where we are going too damn quick!
ETA - And another via IMAO -
http://www.imao.us/index.php/2014/04/cartoon-of-the-day-question/ (http://www.imao.us/index.php/2014/04/cartoon-of-the-day-question/)