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"I wanted Alan Turing to be raised into the pantheon of great Britons, but I felt it would be hypocritical to do so without recognising that Britain treated him
by bootload 16y ago
"I wanted Alan Turing to be raised into the pantheon of great Britons, but I felt it would be hypocritical to do so without recognising that Britain treated him so badly" JGC.
It's Turing year next year and it was John Graham-Cumming ~ http://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=jgrahamc http://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=jgrahamc who organised for Turing to receive an apology from the British Government for his mistreatment. You can read more about it here ~ http://seldomlogical.com/2009/09/12/a-benevolent-social-hack http://seldomlogical.com/2009/09/12/a-benevolent-social-hack
- vixen99 16y agoI wonder if our descendants will be apologizing for some of our actions once we're all dead? However I suppose that by then the re-definition of what I used to understand by the word 'apology' will be complete.
- danssig 16y ago>I wonder if our descendants will be apologizing for some of our actions once we're all dead? We lock people up for smoking a plant that grows naturally, laughing about the fact that they may be raped by other men. I would say it's almost a certainty (at least I hope) that our descendants will be at least as shocked at what we do as we are at those who came before us.
- jgrahamc 16y agoI'd never read your write up before. Thanks for that.
- bootload 16y ago"... I'd never read your write up before. Thanks for that. ..." It was a great thing to do John. It changed history ~ http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/number10.gov.uk/news/latest-news/2009/09/treatment-of-alan-turing-was-appalling-pm-20571 http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/number10.gov.uk/... I've also capped the Downing St. response via twitter ~ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bootload/3909148598/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bootload/3909148598/