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Pretty sure you could be.
CEO of Mozilla got fired for a political contribution.
Sterling is part of a club. A club that makes billions putting on games that are played by 90% African Americans. The percentage of fans that are African American is probably higher than any other sport as well. He had to be gone ASAP. There is nothing unfair about a club following its own rules and looking out for the interests of its members.
I believe that what Sterling said is absolutely disgusting and vile and racist. Too often in our society people use the racism card to unfairly attack the character of an individual they disagree with or to create a non-existent controversy to score political points, but that is not the case with Donald Sterling. There is no denying that his statements are nothing but heartless bigotry, and I am mildly comforted that the great majority of people are outraged at the things he said.
That said, the reference to the Mozilla CEO is a prime example of the slippery slope Mark Cuban is talking about. What happens when the politically correct mob decides there are other issues where we have to think a certain way or hold a certain view or otherwise we must be personally destroyed and marginalized?
What if a team owner, in the privacy of his own home, is recorded telling his son he does not want him engaging in same sex behavior? Or telling his daughter he doesn't want her dating someone that holds a different religious belief than hers? Does that make the owner a homophobe or intolerant of other religions?
I realize it's not an apples to apples comparison. In the case of Sterling, all you have to do is listen to his recent and past disgraceful statements and it's crystal clear that the guy is a racist.
But the example of the Mozilla CEO should concern everyone. It shows that there is a totalitarian element in our society (including the self-righteous media) that want to demonize and destroy people not for any type of inappropriate conduct or actions, but simply for holding a contrary opinion or worldview.
Although I'm not a fan of Cuban, I happen to agree that it becomes a slippery slope when we take drastic actions based on what people say and think, as opposed to what they do.
[This message has been edited by Lefty96 (edited 4/29/2014 5:18p).]
