See that is the problem, once you take up a position as editor you are now publicly an unbiased figure. Any public stances you take puts your position at jeopardy.
He chose to be an editor so he's responsible for his public statements. In this case he was irresponsible so he was rightly removed.
Certain sacrifices have to be made for impartiality and he refused to.
That's not how that works. People don't lose their personal, principled right to free speech by virtue of taking any job. This wasn't just a news story. This was an event that happened within the community, being commented on by a member of that community and in that capacity.
Why even try to erode free speech? How could this kind of petty bullshit possibly help anyone?
The context is that Christian churches have been getting burned down at an incredible rate in Canada thanks to hoaxes about "muh idengenious POCs getting genocide by evil mayo monkey Christians" while the Canadian government largely turns a blind eye. The discussion needs to be about the over arching unpersoning of Canadian Christians instead of highfalutin abstractions.
As some people are so fond of saying, actions have consequences.
In a perfect world, the most this sanctimonious fuck would have to worry about would be the child's family punching him the fuck out for being a rude piece of shit. But we don't live there, and it's foolish to pretend we do.
Their rules, applied fairly, so they get to deal with the internet lynch mobs.
I think its a larger problem that people feel comfortable posting their political opinions loudly enough across internet channels linked directly to their work. "Opinions are my own" is a cheap copout that has the same weight as "I'm not racist, but..." in terms of meaninglessness and shouldn't ever be considered valid.
The only reason to have your name and face attached to your social media that you use to be a loud twat on is because you want to also use it for business. Which means it now becomes an actual professional issue instead of just "fired for opinion."
When you become a journalist by definition sharing any bias regarding a story is grounds to be removed.
This isn't a free speech issue it is about a lack of journalistic integrity.
See that is the problem, once you take up a position as editor you are now publicly an unbiased figure. Any public stances you take puts your position at jeopardy.
He chose to be an editor so he's responsible for his public statements. In this case he was irresponsible so he was rightly removed.
Certain sacrifices have to be made for impartiality and he refused to.
That's not how that works. People don't lose their personal, principled right to free speech by virtue of taking any job. This wasn't just a news story. This was an event that happened within the community, being commented on by a member of that community and in that capacity.
Why even try to erode free speech? How could this kind of petty bullshit possibly help anyone?
Disclaimer: I'm not Canadian.
The context is that Christian churches have been getting burned down at an incredible rate in Canada thanks to hoaxes about "muh idengenious POCs getting genocide by evil mayo monkey Christians" while the Canadian government largely turns a blind eye. The discussion needs to be about the over arching unpersoning of Canadian Christians instead of highfalutin abstractions.
iirc, PM Blackface said he understands the rage of the arsonists. Basically it was his, "could have been my son" moment.
I should have said, "actively encourages it."
So people are not allowed to say that evil mayo monkey Christians genocided the POC any more?
As some people are so fond of saying, actions have consequences.
In a perfect world, the most this sanctimonious fuck would have to worry about would be the child's family punching him the fuck out for being a rude piece of shit. But we don't live there, and it's foolish to pretend we do.
Their rules, applied fairly, so they get to deal with the internet lynch mobs.
As their side says so often 'freedom of speech isnt freedom from consequences.'
Or to quote the reddit-tier brainlet from XKCD he is 'just being shown the door.'
I fucking hate that comic.
Never have I seen a more blatant 'masks off' moment that people somehow parade around like it's a good thing to aspire too.
I think its a larger problem that people feel comfortable posting their political opinions loudly enough across internet channels linked directly to their work. "Opinions are my own" is a cheap copout that has the same weight as "I'm not racist, but..." in terms of meaninglessness and shouldn't ever be considered valid.
The only reason to have your name and face attached to your social media that you use to be a loud twat on is because you want to also use it for business. Which means it now becomes an actual professional issue instead of just "fired for opinion."