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> There's nothing in the comment you replied to that indicates any cavalierness about "gay rights" You missed the point. The GP's comment, by dismissing gay ri

by enko 12y ago

> There's nothing in the comment you replied to that indicates any cavalierness about "gay rights" You missed the point. The GP's comment, by dismissing gay right's relevance to mozilla, implicitly treated the matter in a "cavalier" manner. Let's do a little find/replace to prove the point. Eich donated $1000 to the KKK. The GP notes that lynching niggers has nothing to do with the day to day operations of Mozilla, so what's the big deal. The parent is dismayed by how trivial black person's rights are considered by HN. What's your comment, tptacek?

tptacek 12y ago
You don't even know if you disagree with this person about marriage equality, but here we are talking about the KKK.
- enko 12y ago
  My opinion is irrelevant. And if your point had any validity, it would transfer right across. You're changing the topic - you know I'm right. Take it to heart, please. These things are important.
  - benched 12y ago
    Be warned. You're talking to well-known security buffoon and Monsanto flack, Tim Ptacek.
charlieh 12y ago
No, let's look at an example from actual history. Democrat Senator Robert Byrd was an actual Klan official. Not only was he not hounded from office, he remained in office until his death in 2010, and was named to numerous leadership positions every time the Democrats controlled the Senate. Similarly, Barack Obama appears to be immune to Eich-style criticism, despite the fact that he was opposed to gay marriage until, what, last year? I've seen some claim that Eich's measly thousand buck donation somehow counts for more than the public opposition of a sitting President. That's completely absurd. It is interesting that as soon as Obama decided that we'd always been at war with Eastasia...err...that gay marriage was okay for now (he's switched positions multiple times on this issue), then we started seeing the two-minutes-hate toward Chik-Fil-A, the duck guys, Eich, etc. Not before. Very convenient. For the record, I don't think the government has any business being involved in marriage at all, on any level beyond serving as a recorder of the contract.

by enko 12y ago

tptacek 12y ago

You don't even know if you disagree with this person about marriage equality, but here we are talking about the KKK.

enko 12y ago
My opinion is irrelevant. And if your point had any validity, it would transfer right across. You're changing the topic - you know I'm right. Take it to heart, please. These things are important.
- benched 12y ago
  Be warned. You're talking to well-known security buffoon and Monsanto flack, Tim Ptacek.

charlieh 12y ago

No, let's look at an example from actual history. Democrat Senator Robert Byrd was an actual Klan official. Not only was he not hounded from office, he remained in office until his death in 2010, and was named to numerous leadership positions every time the Democrats controlled the Senate. Similarly, Barack Obama appears to be immune to Eich-style criticism, despite the fact that he was opposed to gay marriage until, what, last year? I've seen some claim that Eich's measly thousand buck donation somehow counts for more than the public opposition of a sitting President. That's completely absurd. It is interesting that as soon as Obama decided that we'd always been at war with Eastasia...err...that gay marriage was okay for now (he's switched positions multiple times on this issue), then we started seeing the two-minutes-hate toward Chik-Fil-A, the duck guys, Eich, etc. Not before. Very convenient. For the record, I don't think the government has any business being involved in marriage at all, on any level beyond serving as a recorder of the contract.