The fired employee didn't make a political statement about what they believe - They harassed someone else's private choice, and then pressured them to publicly cow to his political will through social media.
As if anyone who doesn't publicly virtue signal with the movement is also the enemy.
"Your either with us or against us" -- Famously said by Vladimir Lenin, Benito Mussolini, George W Bush, and Recep Erdoğan. What wonderful company he's keeping.
It was malicious and ugly. ...and its becoming more commonly accepted on social media.