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by graemep 259 days ago
It seems a lot less political than the codes of conduct that most large FOSS projects have. Its also not specific to any particular culture as those often are. Its not taking a stance on any specific issue such as those you mentioned.

Its just saying "anti-fascist" which is a pretty uncontroversial thing to say. I am pretty sure the vast majority of people are opposed to fascism.
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zwirbl 259 days ago
> I am pretty sure the vast majority of people are opposed to fascism.

Looking at current day politics of most western countries, I'm not so sure about that anymore. Most people are only opposed to being labeled as such while supporting fascist politics

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graemep 256 days ago
> Looking at current day politics of most western countries, I'm not so sure about that anymore. Most people are only opposed to being labeled as such while supporting fascist politics

Only by broadening the definition of fascism to the point of meaninglessness.

It is clearly not true against any reasonable definition of fascism (e.g. Umberto Eco's 14 features of fascism)

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bArray 258 days ago
The problem is that "anti-fascist" has been co-opted by Antifa [1] which have been designated as a terrorist organisation [2].

I think if it was "anti-communist"/"anti-marxist" it would be equally not appropriate for an OS.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antifa_(United_States)

[2] https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/09/desi...

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graemep 256 days ago
> The problem is that "anti-fascist" has been co-opted by Antifa

That is very much an American problem. The founder of Antix is Greek and it would be appropriate to interpret anti-fascist in the context of Greece and its history. It is very obvious he means something any decent person would oppose.

Why do Americans expect us all to conform to their culture and vocabulary? I am really fed up of this.

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