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There appears to be a sizable segment of society that is unwittingly expanding their definition of politics to encompass civility and human decency. To treat th
by jonbronson 7y ago
There appears to be a sizable segment of society that is unwittingly expanding their definition of politics to encompass civility and human decency. To treat them as if these are somehow merely political opinions, rather than the foundations of professional ethics. We're living in an era of political extremism and populism, and it's going to clash with everyday and professional life. This is not the fault of those holding the line of ethics. It should be seen as a wake up call that the things being touted as opinion and politics are actually far outside the realm of normal. And while this is somehow being tolerated in the political sphere, there's no reason to expect that to be the case in smaller more intellectual areas, such as the Linux Foundation.
- Ajedi32 7y agoHave you considered that maybe it might be the other way around? Issues which where formerly just a matter of political opinion are now being presented as moral issues, and that as a result anyone perceived to be on "the other side" (regardless of any nuances present in their actual opinion) must be a dispicable human being who deserves whatever consequences they receive for their iniquity. (And before you counter with an extreme example of a truly dispicable opinion, consider the context here: is what Mr. Wood said here in any way comparable to the example you're about to give?)
- jonbronson 7y agoNo, I'm quite certain that people deserve to be treated with equal dignity and respect regardless of their gender, sexual orientation, race, national origin, or disability. Perhaps in the past this masqueraded as a political question, but it's too late to put that cat back in the bag. If we're sophisticated enough to hold a conference on the future of open source service orchestration, surely we have it in us to call a spade a spade and keep our conferences safe from bad actors.
- meowface 7y agoI agree with you. But if you're going to call a spade a spade, you should be able to describe its spadery. In what way is this banned individual a bad actor?
- Fellshard 7y agoNo one has been able to specify any evidence. I'm tracking any dead ends I run into when asking for evidence under the hash tag: https://twitter.com/hashtag/LinuxFoundationKangarooCourt https://twitter.com/hashtag/LinuxFoundationKangarooCourt
- ElijahLynn 7y agoTo be clear _wearing the MAGA hat_ is a form of communication. It has word equivalency. It has the communication that, "I like what Trump says, I like the pure HATE and LIES he puts out there, I like that, and I want to _communicate_ that I like it and want _more_ of it.". One doesn't need to use words to communicate.