Brian Klawiter, proud bigot, Dieseltec business owner
Brian Klawiter owns a diesel engine repair shop in Michigan called Dieseltec. Tuesday, on Dieseltec's Facebook page,
he posted a rant about how he would have no problem refusing service to a gay person.
Not sure if Dieseltec is angling for some sweet fundraising off his bigotry a la Memories Pizza in Indiana (
who reopened last week with over $800K raised on GoFundMe after the owner went on TV saying she would discriminate against gays). But the comments on Dieseltec's Facebook post made it pretty clear that most people find Brian's views as disgusting and scary as I do.
Also, seriously, you're going to put my vehicle together with all bolts and no nuts? Isn't that illegal?
Some responses to the hate rant include:
Is business so bad that you are hoping some idiot at FOX NEWS or The Blaze will start a GoFundMe page to turn you into a tool and have an early retirement?
Not only are you a bad businessman but are sorely lacking in common sense of the human nature.
Good Luck...You're going to need it.
Great job! Today you refuse service to gays and tomorrow it will be blacks.....because Jesus!
Freedom of speech DOES NOT mean freedom to deny services to some that you offer others. Nice fail there hiding your bigotry. I'll be sure to pass along to some friends to stop giving you their business. Have a nice day and here's to your company failing.
It's so easy for people to forget that Jesus himself said "I give you a new commandment; love one another. As I have loved you, so you also should love one another. This is how all will know that you are my disciples, if you have loved one another." John 13:34-35. I am not going to judge you on your statement, as there is only one judge of us all, but would ask you think about how Jesus loves you. Are there conditions attached to that love, or is it unconditional and forgiving time and time again? I hope you can open your heart and mind to thinking about how Jesus would want you to treat another human being.
This guy is a moron and a lousy businessman. EVERY business has customers it doesn't like, and customers with different morals and values. Only a complete fool would turn down a paying customer based on something that has no shred of relevance to the transaction at hand. fool, bigot and attention whore.
This is disgusting, singling out people just because you don't agree with their ways
Sorry you can't be "Christian" and hate another group of people for their lifestyle. That makes you a bigoted hypocrite, not a Christian.
Not the way to run a business. Personal views should not interfere with how you run your business. Running your mouth publicly about your personal opinions has done very real damage to your company image. You might wanna start looking at bankruptcy attorneys.
correct punctuation would be a nice start here. sorry the education system failed you so badly. but at least be honest about what you're talking about - it's not religious freedom, because you don't mean Jewish or Islamic freedom. Only yours.
You are actually mistaken. You are not getting your rights stripped away; you just don't want to share the rights you have with people you fear or disagree with. The right to discriminate was never your right to begin with. That was just you being an insufferable douchebag.
This was just a sampling of a long, long string of comments from people who clearly disagree with the Facebook post.
There were also some great picture comments:
Here's to people exercising their rights to not give Dieseltec their business. Feel free to let Dieseltec know your thoughts
on their Facebook page.
H/T The New Civil Rights Movement