Reply #57: No I did not

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I explicitly ruled out a third party for the purpose of the analogy, and put the supervisor directly in the restaurant. And again, I did not justify any action, but rather demonstrated this action to be consistent with other employee/employer relations.

As for a "free country," there is no federal law that states an employee cannot be fired for activities outside of work; these arrangements are usually determined in contract between employee and employer. Whether that is "fascism" is another story (though the concept seems overwrought), but it is common for people to be terminated for activities (even speech) outside of work. For all we know, misanthrope was in breach of contract for violating the confidentiality clause of an employment agreement.