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So there is a letter (still considered a controversy 

) that calls for, essentially, letting people voice what they think and express their views—regardless of the majority consensus any given moment—without the risk of being fired. 1/
For that matter, I have lots to say about the entire body of media that has spent several years now promoting the idea that my people ("the Russians") are evil. It's harmful and painful. And yet I think that it would be even worse if any anti-Russian bigot were fired for it.