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In reply to the discussion: Ohio woman claims she was fired for Obama vote [View all]Douglas Carpenter
(20,226 posts)24. if people are not free to casually express their opinions about politics we have surely passed into
the world of totalitarianism. This was the world of the old Stalinist Soviet Era or Fascist Europe. The ability to informally say one's opinion without fear of retribution is as basic a right as one can possibly imagine. Those that challenge attempts to squash freedom are the one's who protect it for all of us. Perhaps Mrs. Parks should have quietly given up her seat. But she just had to make a big fuss. It is those who are willing to make a big fuss that keep us free to the extent that we are free.
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Absolutely--the fact that she's in Ohio is what makes this possible. She'd have little recourse
msanthrope
Feb 2013
#10
My former employer called a meeting with all employees back when Raygun was running for president.
Ikonoklast
Feb 2013
#17
if people are not free to casually express their opinions about politics we have surely passed into
Douglas Carpenter
Feb 2013
#24
Anyone who does not see the absolute importance of defending the right of someone to casually and
Douglas Carpenter
Feb 2013
#48
"At Will" employment can be LEGALIZED DISCRIMINATION. If it's illegal to discriminate on race, age,
patrice
Feb 2013
#27
I'm sure that does happen, so there's an added 1st Amendment dimension to this particular issue.
patrice
Feb 2013
#36
Like I have heard citizens from the wrong side of town say, "American Just Us". nt
patrice
Feb 2013
#38
I wasn't sure either. When I first heard it, I was helping an African American lady minister friend
patrice
Feb 2013
#41
Discouraging . . . to me too. The only remedy I know of: one. concrete. step. at. a. time.
patrice
Feb 2013
#43
that is exactly the kind of thinking that makes it possible to fire people for supporting Obama
Douglas Carpenter
Feb 2013
#46
I find it absolutely horrifying that some people here on DU do not grasp the absolute importance of
Douglas Carpenter
Feb 2013
#47