re: #361 Killgore Trout

Of course there is, I’ve been through this conversation here many times before. I think the technique of getting people fired is used way too broadly and the environment of fear it creates is stifling to the free exchange of ideas and our democratic process. In the case of Prop 8, enough people voted for it to pass. According to Wikipedia over 7 million people voted for it. What are those people thinking now? Worried that internet activist might get them fired? What if their boss or coworkers find out? This kind of thing to too extreme and stifles legitimate participation in our democracy. If anything it makes me reconsider my opinion that political donations should be public knowledge. If people use social pressure against minority opinions effectively enough it can be damaging to society.

Do you think all ideas are equally valid?

Do you think there should be no social pressure against things like racism and sexism?