No longer a democracy? Why is that? Is it because a bunch of people exercised their rights in the public sphere by expressing displeasure with Mozilla’s decision to appoint an anti-gay proponent as CEO? How exactly does that differ from this anti-gay (former) CEO exercising his rights in the public sphere by expressing his displeasure of a lifestyle through a donation?
This is how free and open societies work. Mr. Eich was neither denied his freedom of expression nor forced out of his position by the United States Government for his anti-gay views and values. As far as I know, he made the decision to step down without any meddling from the U.S. Government.
Freedom of expression, at least here in the U.S., doesn’t protect the views of individuals or the individuals who express those views from critique or criticism. It simply protects the individual’s right to express their views in the public sphere. And from all reports, nobody was denied their right to free expression.
The idea that democracy must protect the opinions and values of individuals from critique and criticism is not only bizarre but anti-democratic. But then again, it’s a common misunderstanding of the Religious Right in this country, which they define as “persecution.” It seems that you have the same problem in your country as well.