Curt Schilling Fired for Comparing Muslims to Nazis

[Kakera]

He isn't wrong and I don't disagree with his logic here. Having said that this firing is deserving. You're an idiot if you think this sort of shit doesn't have backlash. The world is the way it is.

[OneSent]

Social media is getting all kinds of people in trouble these days.


All kinds.

[Hooked]

Schilling needs to vote for trump. Trump 2016!, put an end to political correctness.

[Slant]

The fun bit is, if you're not instantly offended because he said "Nazi" somewhere... Germans in general are not hated upon because we once had 7% Nazis in our population, are they? No sane person thinks all Germans are evil, do they? So I'm not sure Muslims should be offended if he said a percentage of them are extremists. It's a comparison between Muslims and Germans, really, isn't it?

[AeneasBK]

The fun bit is, if you're not instantly offended because he said "Nazi" somewhere... Germans in general are not hated upon because we once had 7% Nazis in our population, are they? No sane person thinks all Germans are evil, do they? So I'm not sure Muslims should be offended if he said a percentage of them are extremists. It's a comparison between Muslims and Germans, really, isn't it?

Er yeah, sorry . We try to downplay it around you and Wildtree but secretly, everyone just thinks Germans are all nazis.

Ah well Dems de breaks.

[Slant]

Er yeah, sorry . We try to downplay it around you and Wildtree but secretly, everyone just thinks Germans are all nazis.

Ah well Dems de breaks.

Oh... so we live in a bubble of tolerance here. Well, that does give me fuzzy feelings deep inside... ^^

[Granyala]

oh come on

Nazis were far more organized

Bwahahah!

Made my day.

[ParanoiD84]

I love Germany, was in berlin this summer and it was amazing the booze was ridiculously cheap.

[Granyala]

Er yeah, sorry . We try to downplay it around you and Wildtree but secretly, everyone just thinks Germans are all nazis.

How very kind of you.
I don't fall for it though. :>

[Sevyvia]

Featured: A world where being "politically correct" is more important than looking at actual facts.

[AeneasBK]

I love Germany, was in berlin this summer and it was amazing the booze was ridiculously cheap.

Been a few times but never to Berlin; have been to Munich and Augsberg though, and they are beautiful

[ParanoiD84]

Been a few times but never to Berlin; have been to Munich and Augsberg though, and they are beautiful

Yeah will definitely go again, not that far from Sweden anyways.

[Charge me Doctor]

What a dumbass way to get fired

[Auxora]

As someone said earlier, the OPs title is inaccurate. He simply got suspended, not fired. A few days off is not the same as getting fired. He may yet get fired, but he has *not* been fired yet.

Schilling isn't the brightest bulb in the shop, and is a painful baseball analyst to listen to. But he is an avid mmo-gamer and wow player, and lost his life savings from baseball basically to try starting what turned out to be a failed mmo (can't remember the title right now).

*Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning...that was the game, he was part of that 38 Studios disaster.

[micwini]

You get fired for saying the Truth? What is this world.

[DingDongKing]

Any kind of extremist could be as bad as a Nazi, regardless of religious affiliation. Why point a finger at just one religion? He deserves to be fired for being a myopic douchebag.

[Fencers]

Employers are not obliged to support or tolerate one's views expressed on social media.

[nôrps]

Said something opinionated and stupid.

Got consequences for it.

Free speech =/= consequence free speech.

[NYC17]

He wasn't fired as far as I can tell. He was suspended. Or are we now pretending it's the same thing because the hysteria of right wing "news" sites not based on factual information is somehow compelling?

He was suspended from broadcasting the exploitation of fuckin 12 year olds playing a game. It's not that serious...

[angelsdeath]

This is why idiot meat-heads should stay out of anything not related to playing with balls.