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
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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