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by balls187 3245 days ago
You've created a straw man.

The original point was that inclusion means accepting everyone and their beliefs. Regardless of how bigoted they are.

And that is ridiculous.

No one is saying don't hire republicans because they are anti-gay, anti-womens rights, anti-immigrant, anti-abortion, anti-muslim.

What we are saying is that if you have an bigoted opinion (such as homophobia), keep it to yourself, or you will be shunned (in tech).

You want limited government, guns in the classroom, no government medical care, trickle-down economics, fine, we can debate those policies all day long and never agree.

But sorry, no, you can't get to be a bigot and expect us to accept it.

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It's still not at all clear to me if you believe it is possible for a Republican to not hate gays, or if it is possible for you to not hate Republicans.