I politely disagree. In the US, we often punish people for the way they think. Back in 2003, fans started boycotting the Dixie Chicks after they voiced their opposition to the Iraq war, they were black listed in several radio stations, and only after seven years they started touring again. More recently, a white woman lost her job after a racist rant against a black neighbor. A man who attended a white nationalist march lost his job at a hot dog chain. Moreover, all this is completely legal. The first amendment does not grant immunity from the consequences of one’s speech. It only gives you the right to talk almost everything you want without incurring the risk of going to prison.
PS. If you work for the government then you cannot be fired for your political speech but with the private sector this is not the case.
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