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by daveqr 4454 days ago
People aren't concerned about the legal right to free speech here, they're concerned about the principle of free speech.
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How do they reconcile the right of free speech by one person with the belief that others (eg, OKCupid) should not exercise their own rights of free speech and free association?

Surely you don't believe that the right of free speech means that people can never call for a boycott or participate in a picket when they disagree with the actions of an organization, or owners and employees thereof? The rights of speech and assembly are equally valued in the first amendment, with a long history in the US.

So far no one has been able to tell me how this is anything other than a successful boycott action by those opposed to Eich as a CEO.