Comment by bigstrat2003

I think that the formulation you gave is precisely "doing business with someone whose views I dislike". It assumes much that simply should not be assumed, to wit:

* That this man actually advocates for harming others, versus advocating for things that the github contributor considers tantamount to harming others

* That his personal opinions constitute a reason to not do business with a company he is involved with

* That Zed is morally at fault if they do not agree that this man's personal opinions constitute a reason to not do business with said company

I find this kind of guilt by association to be detestable. If Zed wishes to do business with someone whom I personally would not do business with for moral reasons, that does not confer some kind of moral stain on them. Forgiveness is a virtue, not a vice. Not only that, but this github contributor is going for the nuclear option by invoking a public shaming ritual upon Zed. It's extremely toxic behavior, in my opinion.