I personally consider this thread to have revealed the latest unfairness of many here. Not just unfairness in one situation, but the lack of capacity to be fair to persons on the other side of your argument IN REAL LIFE, and not just on this Forum.
Fair doesn't mean equal. Judging someone by the content of their character is one of the fairest things that you can do. Political beliefs can be a reflection of one's moral character. Trump supporters fundamentally lack moral character. If they had moral character, they wouldn't support Trump.
If we want to "go there", how long should it be before this year's Ivy League grads get their first professional job once people find out they were part of the "From the River to the Sea . . ." crowd? Would it be right to assume the worst of these students and simply not hire them for their issues positions, even in positions that were not political or ideological?
I'm certainly not going to complain if these lunatics get fired or struggle to find a job.
It dawns on me here that lots of people who are all in on this would be bent out of shape if a person of color were fired from a job after an old criminal arrest were discovered, even if it were a misdemeanor or a drug felony that was old and the person passed pre-employment drug screening. Most people here would be upset; they would be going on and on about systemic racism and not wanting to give someone who's changed a chance because of their past. And I generally agree with that, but you have a Forum full of people that would likely be upset if a person were fired from First Avenue for prior felony, but who are fine with firing this person who has committed no crime at all.
"It dawns on me that people would feel differently if the situation were entirely different."
Wow, what a surprise.
Having a previous felony conviction doesn't automatically make someone a bad person.
