{"id":6291,"date":"2014-04-24T11:41:00","date_gmt":"2014-04-24T16:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stonescryout.org\/?p=6291"},"modified":"2014-04-24T09:47:43","modified_gmt":"2014-04-24T14:47:43","slug":"the-cultural-freedom-of-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stonescryout.org\/?p=6291","title":{"rendered":"The (Cultural) Freedom of Speech"},"content":{"rendered":"

(This is part of the script of the latest episode of my podcast, “Consider This!”<\/a>)<\/p>\n

What is it that they say about conservatives? They\u2019re haters, they\u2019re whatever-phobes, they\u2019re intolerant of people who are different than they are. Then what to make of this story.<\/p>\n

Over 5 years ago, some guy \u2013 we\u2019ll call him Bubba \u2013 gave $1000 to a political cause. He gave his personal money, not on behalf of anyone else. A bit of free political speech in action.<\/p>\n

Fast forward to today, and Bubba was the target of a campaign to push him out of his job because someone found out about this contribution. Bubba gave in to the pressure, and resigned.<\/p>\n

If Bubba had given money to the Sierra Club to save the whales, or to Planned Parenthood to provide free abortions, and this had happened to him, the Left in this country would be outraged. But because Bubba, whose real name is Brendan Eich, former CEO of Mozilla, gave to California\u2019s Proposition 8<\/a>, the effort to keep marriage between one man and one woman, the otherwise First-Amendment-loving Left are mum, as well as being the ones who did the pushing.<\/p>\n

I have said it a number of times before, and I need to say it again. The Progressive element in this country is all about Constitutional rights, right up to the point when those rights are used against their pet political causes. Then the hate, intolerance, and phobias that they accuse others of come quickly to the surface. A clearer case of projection \u2013 accusing others of what you yourself harbor \u2013 is not easily found.<\/p>\n

And consider this. At the time of his donation, Brendan felt the same way about the issue as President Obama, Vice President Biden, and, as it turned out, 60% of California voters. Five short years later, he\u2019s being punished for it by the real<\/i> Thought Police. There are no allegations that he mistreated, maligned, or otherwise caused harm to any homosexuals in his company. One\u2019s views on this topic have no connection whatsoever with the business of Mozilla; most notably the Firefox web browser. This is completely, 100% a \u201cthought crime\u201d.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s the progressive Left that likes to proclaim that it is more tolerant, that is more free-thinking, right up to the point where you disagree with them. Beyond that point, they want to dictate what you can and can\u2019t think, culturally if not legally, and sometimes even legally; just ask Hobby Lobby, or proprietors that don\u2019t wish to participate in same-sex weddings. No, you must<\/i> toe the line of the tolerant, free-thinkers. Is anyone noticing the irony here, where \u201cmutual respect\u201d only works one way?<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you like your beliefs, you can keep your beliefs. To yourself. If you don\u2019t, you can\u2019t keep your job.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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