These attempts to blackball people in their professional lives for their political opinions (see Brendan Eich at Mozilla) and political decisions (this DropDropBox stuff) are really no better than the Hollywood Blacklisting during the McCarthy witch-hunts that we all look back on as a dark chapter of American history. It really goes against the spirit of tolerance and plurality that America has embodied at its best.  I can only hope that just like for McCarthyism, we will all wake up from this binge in a few years and realize just how far we&#x27;ve strayed from our best ideals.