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What do you have against BLM?

by baby 4y ago

wooque 4y ago
Not him, but people outside of US don't care about US social and political issues. Even if Go is used 90% by Americans, website for programming language is still not a place to push politics.
- rob74 4y ago
  I'm not from the US either, but I don't think that asserting that all people should be treated equally is "politics". Actually it's a basic human right that I think most of us agree with - at least in theory, the problems only come when applying it in practice...
- Tozen 4y ago
  So, if people inside the US said that about the plight of people in Europe and various particular countries, would you agree? Somehow I don't think so. Let's not let bias, blind us to important socio-economic or human rights issues.
- baby 4y ago
  It sounds like it's more than "don't care", it's a "I'm appalled enough to make a comment"
- peterashford 4y ago
  I'm from New Zealand. There's support for BLM here. It's not like being non-white is a US only issue
tomohawk 4y ago
Nothing against the statement, but the related politics led to this outcome: https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/25/us/minneapolis-crime-defund-invs/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/25/us/minneapolis-crime-defund-i... And the organization named BLM didn't live up to its name: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/blms-millions-go-unaccounted-for-after-leaders-quietly-jump-ship https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/blms-millions-go-una...
hknmtt 4y ago
My personal opinions aside, what does a programming language has to do with a political movement in one of the 195 countries in this world? Nothing, that's what. The political activists hijacked the Go community they had access to and power over for their own personal beliefs and agenda disregarding every bit of ethics or responsibility they were entrusted with. As the saying goes, with great power comes great responsibility. And they took advantage of that power for their own benefit. That's what i have a problem with. I could care less about BLM, I am not black nor live in or hold a US citizenship. But I have a problem with someone forcefully shoving their own personal beliefs down my throat.
- Bakary 4y ago
  I can understand being frustrated but isn't this somewhat of a very strong reaction to literally just a static element on a webpage? The more likely explanation is that you do care about that ideology in some way
- Tozen 4y ago
  Interesting. So when you see talk about aiding those whose lives were destroyed in the present war in Europe or facing disasters like floods, is that your stance as well, that somebody is pushing another of their causes down your throat? We can pick and choose, but let's not act like bias is not involved.
- peterashford 4y ago
  Whereas I appreciate their actions. I don't feel that respecting people's human rights is "forcefully shoving their own personal beliefs down my throat"

What do you have against BLM?

by baby 4y ago

What do you have against BLM?

Not him, but people outside of US don't care about US social and political issues. Even if Go is used 90% by Americans, website for programming language is still not a place to push politics.

rob74 4y ago
I'm not from the US either, but I don't think that asserting that all people should be treated equally is "politics". Actually it's a basic human right that I think most of us agree with - at least in theory, the problems only come when applying it in practice...
Tozen 4y ago
So, if people inside the US said that about the plight of people in Europe and various particular countries, would you agree? Somehow I don't think so. Let's not let bias, blind us to important socio-economic or human rights issues.
baby 4y ago
It sounds like it's more than "don't care", it's a "I'm appalled enough to make a comment"
peterashford 4y ago
I'm from New Zealand. There's support for BLM here. It's not like being non-white is a US only issue

tomohawk 4y ago

Nothing against the statement, but the related politics led to this outcome: https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/25/us/minneapolis-crime-defund-invs/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/25/us/minneapolis-crime-defund-i... And the organization named BLM didn't live up to its name: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/blms-millions-go-unaccounted-for-after-leaders-quietly-jump-ship https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/blms-millions-go-una...

hknmtt 4y ago

My personal opinions aside, what does a programming language has to do with a political movement in one of the 195 countries in this world? Nothing, that's what. The political activists hijacked the Go community they had access to and power over for their own personal beliefs and agenda disregarding every bit of ethics or responsibility they were entrusted with. As the saying goes, with great power comes great responsibility. And they took advantage of that power for their own benefit. That's what i have a problem with. I could care less about BLM, I am not black nor live in or hold a US citizenship. But I have a problem with someone forcefully shoving their own personal beliefs down my throat.

Bakary 4y ago
I can understand being frustrated but isn't this somewhat of a very strong reaction to literally just a static element on a webpage? The more likely explanation is that you do care about that ideology in some way
Tozen 4y ago
Interesting. So when you see talk about aiding those whose lives were destroyed in the present war in Europe or facing disasters like floods, is that your stance as well, that somebody is pushing another of their causes down your throat? We can pick and choose, but let's not act like bias is not involved.
peterashford 4y ago
Whereas I appreciate their actions. I don't feel that respecting people's human rights is "forcefully shoving their own personal beliefs down my throat"