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Re:Peter Thiel’s Embrace of Trump Has Silicon Valley Squirming by pbreit on Wednesday July 20, 2016 @01:50PM (#12130989)
Don't you think being a Trump supporter =should= hurt most people's careers? It's pretty poor judgment, for starters.
Re:Peter Thiel’s Embrace of Trump Has Silicon Valley Squirming by crusso on Wednesday July 20, 2016 @02:05PM (#12131133)
Allow me to meander a ways with extending what I view as your point:

Should employers use whatever public records they have available to punish employees who donate money to the wrong party or candidates? Perhaps they should use this information in hiring?

If political support is fair game for attacking people in other aspects of their lives, why as a society should we allow for votes to be made in secret?

Maybe we should force people to vote on public record so we can really punish or reward each individual for his or her political choices.

Re:Peter Thiel’s Embrace of Trump Has Silicon Valley Squirming by judah on Wednesday July 20, 2016 @02:15PM (#12131216)
No. That's called thought-policing, and it's wrong.

We should not harm people's livelihood just because we don't like their politics.

Re:Peter Thiel’s Embrace of Trump Has Silicon Valley Squirming by googlryas on Wednesday July 20, 2016 @02:18PM (#12131240)
Pat, that is a pretty disgusting thing to say. Please reconsider if political viewpoints are worthy of career punishment.
Re:Peter Thiel’s Embrace of Trump Has Silicon Valley Squirming by serge2k on Wednesday July 20, 2016 @02:47PM (#12131460)
They aren't... but can we make an exception?
Re:Peter Thiel’s Embrace of Trump Has Silicon Valley Squirming by saboot on Wednesday July 20, 2016 @02:05PM (#12131131)
Many prominent republicans have come to this same conclusion, so it's not an unreasonable fear.
Re:Peter Thiel’s Embrace of Trump Has Silicon Valley Squirming by pbreit on Wednesday July 20, 2016 @05:59PM (#12132852)
I didn't mean to suggest employers should consider it. I meant, for example, voters and consumers holding Trump-supporting politicians and public figures in lower regard and voting with their votes & dollars.
Re:Peter Thiel’s Embrace of Trump Has Silicon Valley Squirming by rsmckinney on Wednesday July 20, 2016 @02:24PM (#12131288)
That's a good Nazi.