COWARDS! The Atlantic has fired Kevin Williamson for actually believing what he says

We’re seeing reports that The Atlantic has fired conservative columnist Kevin Williamson for the crime of actually standing behind what he has said publicly:

https://twitter.com/JessicaValenti/status/981955064515448833

https://twitter.com/JessicaValenti/status/981956057344901120

https://twitter.com/JessicaValenti/status/981956251755122688

Full memo:

Full memo from Atlantic editor Jeff Goldberg to staff on Kevin Williamson pic.twitter.com/8R7rtEoS5L

— Max Tani (@maxwelltani) April 5, 2018

This makes it clear that Williamson was fired for his views that abortion is murder and should be treated as such:

Wow. This memo makes it clear that if Kevin had not really held his deep convictions on the criminal immorality of abortion, he'd still have a job. https://t.co/d9nfGsRGZr

— Noah Rothman (@NoahCRothman) April 5, 2018

Here’s some of the early reaction:

This makes it sound like Kevin Williamson was a violent sexual predator or something. My goodness #Snowflake https://t.co/2ELYKp8ffU

— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) April 5, 2018

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Disgusting to see the liberal thought police punishing Kevin Williamson for a decade of things written, tweeted, and said during a series of heated gaming moments.

— David Roth (@david_j_roth) April 5, 2018

Someone needs to print up Kevin D. Williamson t-shirts with the phrase "The limits of acceptable public debate." And that says a lot about the Atlantic and the NY Times, not Kevin. https://t.co/RY6XbQuo8I

— Jazz Shaw (@JazzShaw) April 5, 2018

https://twitter.com/ElliottRHams/status/981957556145917952

Editor’s note: Kevin Williamson was Greg Pollowitz’s editor while at NRO.

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