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If that is the cost (cheap pile-ons to go after someone's job) would you apply the same method to any of your moslim colleagues? Or is that "different"?

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You're putting words in my mouth; the cost is criticism. Brendan Eich surrendered his job after thousands of people called for his removal.

If my colleagues, "moslim" or otherwise, were in this position, I would only say 'tough luck'

Again: do you equally call for the removal of your Muslim co-workers, based on their believes, which on this matter are on average far more..."restrictive"?

You cannot participate in (or plainly accept..."tough luck") the criticism on Brendan if you're not also willing to apply the same criticism to pretty much every muslim worldwide.

So, do you measure by one standard, or two?

When a muslim coworker donates $1000 to support overturning marriage equality, yes, I would absolutely tell them that's fucked up and if they were in a C level position I would voice an opinion that they do not uphold our company's explicit core value to be inclusive.

I absolutely do not give a fuck about what someone PRIVATELY believes. The problem is not religious people believing in something, the problem is religious people FORCING their beliefs into law.

When muslim people do that, it's called Sharia law and I am against that, same as I am against laws based on christian beliefs.

Reread my last post, I didn't misunderstand what you said.

> You cannot participate in (or plainly accept..."tough luck")

I disagree.

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