The people with the big brains always assume they are the guardians of "right and wrong" thinking. With true wisdom comes humility, not hubris.
A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool.
-- William Shakespeare: As You Like It
For the record, I'm pro-mask, and I believe people who break the laws and government mandates regarding mask wearing should be judged accordingly (including that idiot Rand Paul). I do not think people should lose their jobs over sharing sincere skepticism via their personal Twitter accounts. But all of this is a red herring, because Gina was not fired based on her views about masks, she was fired because, "her social media posts denigrating people based on their cultural and religious identities are abhorrent and unacceptable" according to Disney. That's the discussion we should be having in this thread. If Disney's accusations are true, then Gina should have been banned from Twitter or at least have certain tweets censured. Personally I disagree with Disney, though I think they could have truthfully said, "her social media posts are culturally and religiously insensitive, and we do not share her views" and not have fired her. And if she is in breech of contract by expressing her personal views on Twitter, then Disney should come out and say so.
And, I'm not anti-mask, as I already suggested. What I am is: every choice has a consequences, and every consequence has choices. Which, if you look at the argument I raised, that's exactly what I was suggesting: that the whole issue was a little broader than how some people might present it.
Personally, I think Gina should have "kept her mouth shut" about politics and focused on being a good role model, which she was to many young girls and women. She could still be conservative and not hide that fact, and that alone would have gotten her message across without constantly poking the beehive. The left is NOT the only side with people lacking humility.. Though I do think that on average, the left does have the bigger brains.
Have you actually looked at her quote? Out of curiosity, I checked it out. Basically, what she said was that some people were "poisoning of the well" against others today. She suggested that this also happened in Nazi Germany to dehumanize people and, therefore, legitimize violence against them. That's not racist, that's a sad fact. She mentioned the Jews, who were, in fact, demonized by the Nazis. That's a very sad fact. That demonization was used to justify violence. Another extremely sad fact.
The outrage seems to be that she dared suggest it was conservatives that were the target of today's dehumanization and how dare she make such accusations in this day and age!! This day and age? This is a tactic that has been used by all ever since we first formed into tribes. And the wise man knows it will continue to be used into whatever dystopian future does await us.
(Reminder - I'm a moderate who finds both the left and right to be right and wrong, depending on the specific topic, and I'm humble enough to admit I'm an idiot who really doesn't know as much as I think so I won't cancel anyone who thinks differently than me as long as they are not an asp about it.)
No one is 100% right. That's the whole point of our Republican Democracy. Or is it Democratic Republic?
We're supposed to argue and meet in the middle. And while I can pose my opinions strongly, I know they're exactly that: opinions. Too many people confuse the facts with opinions. I also know that if I never test and challenge them, I'll never have a reason to change them.