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If you read the whole context, that is not the point at all. The point is (1) that the Python event would be an effective safe space even in a context of LGBT p
by andrepd 3y ago
If you read the whole context, that is not the point at all. The point is (1) that the Python event would be an effective safe space even in a context of LGBT persecution, and (2) that it's illegitimate and counterproductive to prevent such an event from happening just because it's located in a less than enlightened country. Both of those are valid.
- ayhanfuat 3y agoWhat is an effective safe space other than saying "relax, generally nothing happens"? Are you guaranteeing their safety? Of course not. I live in a "less than enlightened" country and I do know when everything feels safe tiny little things can lead to catastrophic consequences. I experience it regularly. Effective means nothing.
- DeathArrow 3y ago>tiny little things can lead to catastrophic consequences Do you mean things that are against the law?
- Xeamek 3y agoHow does it matter?
- DeathArrow 3y ago[flagged]
- konschubert 3y agoAnd if the law is that you should not be gay then that makes it a bad country to host a python event.
- Xeamek 3y agoThis type of discussions are about what should be, not about what is. Your comment doesn't add anything. In fact, it does about as much sense as randomly stating "water is wet". Technically true, but so what?
- DeathArrow 3y ago>This type of discussions are about what should be Generally, citizens of a country and lawmakers decide what should be, not PSF or random commenters on the Internet.
- Xeamek 3y agoSlavery was decided to be good, until it wasn't. Morality doesn't exist and everything that is law is good by definition? What are you even saying
- caskstrength 3y ago> It just shows the relationship between cause and effect. Violation of the law can lead to undesirable consequences for the perpetrator. I'm sure "perpetrators" of laws like "don't be gay" or "don't be a jew" are very interested in causal intricacies resulting their prosecution/persecution...
- ayhanfuat 3y agoThings that are against the law or things powerful people don't like. Law is just a tool for them.
- andrepd 3y agoIn what sense does not organising conferences in your country help you then?
- HelloNurse 3y agoThat's how the conference organizers see it, but other people have a different context. For example: why should a whole community implicitly support LGBT persecution by supporting a conference in a "less than enlightened" country? Why should I go to a country where I am hated and concretely risking trouble for my sexual orientation? Why aren't these organizers able to find a more suitable location, like South Africa a few years ago?