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LambdaConf: White Supremacy Under the Guise of “Inclusion” (modelviewculture.com)
6 points by mrstorm 3735 days ago
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analognoise 3735 days ago
I don't give a shit if somebody is an asshole in their personal life, if they're an expert we as critical thinking adults should be able to separate that from their arguments.

This "let's thought police our conferences!" stuff is SUCH bullshit I can't even fathom it.

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stray 3735 days ago
Today is April 1st.

I think this article is a wizardly April Fools joke -- it comes off as 100% serious. But it can't be.

Not really.

After all, nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition. Or Tailgunner Joe's McCarthyism. Or Chairman Mao's Cultural Revolution. Or the Salem Witch hunt.

And all those things turned out wonderfully -- so why not do it again?

/s

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pyb 3735 days ago
On top of that, the conference is now being sponsored by a fascist group ("Status 451").
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13thLetter 3734 days ago
All the fascists I know are in favor of allowing people they disagree with to freely speak without risking their livelihoods.
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