[bad_user]

I do not understand the prevailing opinions in this thread and I must confess that, even though I disagree respectfully with LambdaConf's choices (respectfully as in, hey, it's their conference and I can even understand their reasoning), seeing the uncertainty and the doubt and the bullying and the lack of empathy for the less fortunate, this is the first time I'm ashamed of being a software developer.

For those with doubts, here's one of his posts that is racist by definition: http://unqualified-reservations.blogspot.ro/2009/07/why-carl...

And given his now infamous Medium post, given that it can be hard to parse English, here's a review of the book that he's recommending in support of his racist views: https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/intelligence-report/...

I personally don't understand how anybody can claim that his views aren't racist in the most profound hate-inducing ways, and for every such assertion it feels like a spit in the face at least of those that have had grandfathers surviving WWII, let alone the minorities amongst us that fear not for their job, but for their personal safety.

But keep thinking that hate speech is just political opinion that needs to be protected. And keep demeaning and silencing those that ring alarms, as if "SJWs" are amongst your biggest problems. Yeah, that worked out well in the past.

[dmix]

Left authoritarianism and right wing authoritarianism are two sides of the same coin [1]. I couldn't accept one without the other as they operate on the same principles. Which is why I am willing to go to a tech conference as long as the subject matter is entirely about technology. If it included political discourse by said people it would be a different story and I wouldn't attend. Attendance is voluntary. And as far as I'm concerned people are free to attend whatever political conference they please. The only time I would support forcing a speaker not to be able to attend is if he planned to give a speech specifically involving inciting violence, coercion, or other blatant criminal acts at that specific venue - and specifically a venue residing within my local community/country. The internet is a different story.

[1] http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-06-29/emergence-orwellian...