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You might be getting downvoted for bringing up Brandon Eich in a conversation unrelated to him or to prop 8 in particular, and continuing to do so in every comment. You can make your point with the same force by using a general example.
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What you're describing is the paradox of tolerance, which I don't think is particularly controversial or fringe.
> ... Sure enough, if industry or culture or community gets Blue enough, Red Tribe members start getting harassed, fired from their jobs (Brendan Eich being the obvious example) or otherwise shown the door.
> Think of Brendan Eich as a member of a tiny religious minority surrounded by people who hate that minority. Suddenly firing him doesn’t seem very noble.
> ... When a friend of mine heard Eich got fired, she didn’t see anything wrong with it. “I can tolerate anything except intolerance,” she said.
> Think of Brendan Eich as a member of a tiny religious minority surrounded by people who hate that minority. Suddenly firing him doesn’t seem very noble.
I agree that tolerance of intolerance is bad, but you and I disagree a bit on moral relativism. Anyway, sorry for not reading the entire article.