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tomp on July 28, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: Chris Beard Named CEO of Mozilla

> wrong side of history when it comes to LGBT human rights.

But as long as the majority of Californians agree(d) with him, does he really deserve down-votes or being called an anti-progressive dinosaur?

masklinn on July 28, 2014 [–]

Yes? How is majority opinion relevant? Storm Thurmond was a hateful and bigoted anti-progressive dinosaur in the 50s. That the majority of South Carolina agreed with him does not change that.

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