There is a long running debate over whether the intolerance of bigotry is itself bigotry. I find it easier to use the Cambridge Dictionary definition of the word....it clears things up substantially
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/d.../english/bigot
bigot: a person who has strong, unreasonable ideas, esp. about race or religion, and who thinks anyone who does not have the same beliefs is wrong.
With this definition...being intolerant of bigotry is not bigotry because it is not unreasonable to be intolerant of someone that believes, for example, black people are inferior to white people.
It kind of is, they would have been better off simply not mentioning freedom of speech even if it legally doesn't apply. "We support freedom of speech, but will still fire you because of your speech." That's an ass backwards statement right there.
Don't get me wrong, the company is very well within their rights to fire him but it doesn't make their statement any less hypocritical. In my apartment, I won't advertise freedom of speech there. You insult me or get on my nerves and you're out.
The wise wolf who's pride is her wisdom isn't so sharp as drunk.
Work is not protected either, an union protects your job by negotiating with employers. Like i said earlier, pretty sure the Union would have went with the fire option after his public display. Its something every adult must remember, freedom of speech is only against the government, it cant stop your dumb ass from having issues with private industries and citizens over what you do or say. Companies have marketing requirement, giving your company a bad public name is not an option thats worth one worker, because that puts every single worker of theirs at risk of having diminished quality of life. So firing one will always be justified in those cases.
You don't have to break laws to get fired. You have to break company policies. And usually there is some kind of catch-them-all clause in one's employment contract that says that if you in any way is disloyal or hurt the company, then they are allowed to terminate your contract.
I've always thought people flying Confederate flags must be resentful to begin with. Why else would they commemorate a defeated rebellion?
(And that's speaking from experience... Two out of three national holidays here in Hungary are in remembrance of failed revolutions and boy, are we resentful.)
The internet has created the potential for dangerous echo chambers where people with counter-cultural views can galvanize each others' views, creating segments that act like cults where the only trusted news comes from within the group and everything that goes against the teachings of the group is instantly dismissed. It's important to remind people who carry hateful agendas from these groups that they still live in a real, offline society made up of people to whom their views bring up echoes of a history where life and death were at stake. A 'respect for history' and 'pride in one's heritage' should not take priority over the legitimate concerns people have about history potentially repeating itself.
Not i. I think they are simply dumbasses that are either very intellectually repressed or do not know that that is technically not the confederate flag. That and I hate anything to do with confederates. But they have a right to free speech, I just think they are morons
It's kinda stupid to display any controversial symbol at work. You asking for confrontation.
All 50 US states recognize at-will employment. At-will employment is a term used in U.S. labor law for contractual relationships in which an employee can be dismissed by an employer for any reason (that is, without having to establish "just cause" for termination), and without warning.
Last edited by mmoc4dad2c8c38; 2017-08-24 at 01:48 PM.
So is waving the Confederate flag tantamount to hate speech now?
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