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Have 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

Have 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 ago
No, 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 ago
  I 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 ago
    No 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 ago
To 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.
- NhanH 7y ago
  This is putting words into others' mouth at a whole different level. Terrifying.
- meowface 7y ago
  This is both untrue and in principle an extremely slippery slope.

jonbronson 7y ago

No, 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 ago
I 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 ago
  No 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 ago

To 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.

NhanH 7y ago
This is putting words into others' mouth at a whole different level. Terrifying.
meowface 7y ago
This is both untrue and in principle an extremely slippery slope.