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sodomizer | 13 years ago

I think it's a terrible idea to judge other people's political decisions until you've walked a mile in their shoes.

If you are a professional, you should be ready to work with anyone, not just the people who agree with you.

Your view is not objectively correct. To insist otherwise is fascism.

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agilescale|13 years ago

I don't think that fascism means what you think it means. The fascists I have argued with, and this does follow some excerpts from Mussolini's works and speeches, are subjectivists.

And yes, they do exist. They are actually a pest in certain forums. 4chan has a board which functions essentially as a ghetto for them and other miscellaneous right wingers, so that they won't be screwing up, say, the science or the sports boards with white supremacist spiel.

lucisferre|13 years ago

Give me a break, no it's not.

Sure, some opinions and politics are clearly subjective, however many others are clearly discrimination and bigotry. Anyone is free to spout their bigotry all they want, but I won't think any less of anyone who does not want to work for bigots or with them or even associate with them in any way. And I definitely won't blame any employeer who feels people like this reflect badly on their company and their culture.

ben0x539|13 years ago

I think it's not fascism to refuse to work with/for people whose polics are aimed at concretely restricting your civil liberties, in a way that might have affected your day-to-day life for the rest of your life.

DannyBee|13 years ago

This is strange, because everyone has a different interpretation of what civil liberties are.

There are few any large set of people actually agree on

gun control, prayer in schools/government, searches by the government/TSA/whatever

There is a lot of subjective disagreement over exactly what liberties exist, and their limits.

As the parent said, if you really think you have an objectively correct view of what civil liberties are, and other folks are just wrong, ....

riggins|13 years ago

"Your view is not objectively correct. To insist otherwise is fascism."

it's safe to say I'm not sure what you mean.

certainly if someone says 'we spend 20% of federal outlays on welfare' and I say 'no, it's about half that', one or both, are objectively wrong.

anyway, what do you mean?

lawnchair_larry|13 years ago

What if a CTO made a donation to a campaign to support fascism, this prospective employee was opposed to fascism, and cited this as the reason they would not work for said CTOs company.

Would you call that prospective employee a fascist?

geuis|13 years ago

I dislike your name and sense that we would probably disagree on most things. However, your statement about being able to work with others is true. One of the most important things I learned early in my career is that some people have horrible personalities but are really good at what they do. As long as personality conflicts aren't interfering with the purpose of getting business done, your beliefs and mine don't have to interact.