http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mozilla-ceo-resignation-idUSBREA321Y320140403
He got fired in 2014 for a donation made in 2008? That's insane if that's all he did (ie make a donation to a now unpopular cause). I think most rationale people would agree that views on gay marriage have evolved massively over the last 5 to 10 years.
This is one of the reasons why I choose to have a plan B of leaving. I would say that these views on gay marriage didn't evolve they were easily manipulated by media and Hollywood. All of a sudden out of no where on almost every show they started having quasi normal acting same sex couples and pretending like it was normal. On many shows the frequency of these couples made it appear as if 20-30% of couples were same sex.
In all honesty I don't care about gay marriage at all one way or another. I think gays should have the opportunity to be just as miserable as all us hetero married people. That being said how rapidly the media was able to shift the view of the entire nation from about 70% against to 70% for scared the crap out of me.
That shows how easy our society is to manipulate and sway from any of their view points. Because the media is dominated and controlled by the left they can at will push any wild agenda they want.
That is very scary to me.
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Uh I'd argue that religious groups are 10 times more manipulative and destructive than "Hollywood." Maybe 20 times. Wait...100 times.
Hollywood doesn't get to play the trump card of "Our beliefs are the only path to salvation!" Hollywood can only nudge social attitudes through the prism of entertainment. You tell me which is more manipulative???
And I concur with the poster who said they experience plenty of "my way or the highway" from conservatives. And it makes sense. Many conservatives are primarily guided by religious beliefs, which many of them view as infallible. So it's hardly surprising they aren't the most flexible lot. Why be flexible or thoughtful or accomodating when you're already following what you believe is a guidebook to a perfect life? What could you possibly learn from a progressive person, or even a secular moderate?