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The absurdity of the Mozilla boycott

By Ashe Schow
Published April 5, 2014 4:00am ET
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The absurdity of the Mozilla boycott
A celebration sign is posted at Mozilla headquarters in Mountain View, Calif., Friday, July 31, 2009. According to Mozilla, the Firefox browser has been downloaded over a billion times. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma) | Paul Sakuma

When did America stop being the place for free ideas and free speech? April 3, 2014.

Because on Thursday, the Left figured out how to ruin someone’s life with a boycott: Brendan Eich resigned as CEO of Mozilla after the Left crucified him for donating $1,000 — six years ago — to the campaign against gay marriage in California.

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