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Free speech doesn't mean freedom from criticism or the repercussions of that speech.

I think Mozilla is a great organization and I don't like the idea of punishing Firefox users for Eich's views.

On the other hand, it's 2014 and being against gay marriage is a pretty retrograde position. If he were against interracial marriage, would we even be arguing about this? Would he even have been named CEO?

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You must have missed the 2008 part, the same year we elected a president who was against gay marriage.

Honestly, I doubt Obama was ever really against gay marriage, he's just a politician who panders to whatever position he thought would get him the most votes.

In 2008, the "moderate" position was to support civil unions, while opposing full equality. So that's what Obama did. Now, in 2014, the needle has shifted. Gay marriage has become increasingly mainstream.

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