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0x68cdbcd0··on After getting Jimmy Kimmel suspended, FCC chair threatens ABC's The View
> Do you find that perspective is primarily gotten from real life conversations, or from discourse online/social media/political commentators?

Both. I worked at a company that leaned right, and there was a guy I worked with that took every opportunity to interject with his left/liberal opinion. I think people found it annoying sometimes, but we had some good discussions every once in a while. His career didn't suffer and we still keep in touch. Other companies have either been apolitical or left-leaning, and I've never observed the opposite. Personally, I keep my mouth shut because providing for my family is more important than (best case scenario) changing someone's mind, and I'm guessing that's everyone else's strategy as well.

> everyone wants primarily to be left alone, not harassed, and wants to coexist, and be respected. Is it the same from yours?

Nominally, yes. But even with that I think that's where there's a lot of disagreement. What does coexistence mean exactly? Does it mean forcing people to accept others into their spaces? What if a company wants to exclusively hire men? What if they want to exclusively hire Christians? To me, infringing on the right of free association is at odds with being left alone. Am I being left alone if a significant amount of my income is being confiscated against my will and spent in a way that I disagree with? What does being respected mean? Is it forcing people to use certain pronouns, even if you don't think it aligns with their biological sex, and it feels like lying?