Re: XUL or Not XUL

Godwin's law has been invoked.

Matthew Raymond wrote:
> Arron Ferguson wrote:
> 
>> I don't. He seems to be into some evil things, humanitarian eugenics for
>> one. Humanitarian eugenics is a belief system that suggests that all
>> peoples of the world are not considered equal - based on genetics. So
>> for example African nations are poor and stupid because their of a lower
>> quality of genetic code not because their environment has beaten them
>> down. It's the exact same belief system that allowed Hitler to murder
>> millions of Jews under the pretence of "cleansing" the human race of
>> inferiority.
> 
> 
>    You're confusing humanitarian eugenics with racism. I think most 
> modern supporters of eugenics, including Ian, would argue that the way 
> the Nazis used eugenics was a complete misapplication if its principles. 
> They would probably argue that eugenics, when applied to things like IQ, 
> family histories of violence or alcohol, et cetera, can be very 
> effective in improving society.
> 
>    I disagree with him, but not because I think he's a racist. I 
> disagree because I believe that both genetics and evolution are to 
> complicated to approach with such a simplistic and linear a model as the 
> one presented by humanitarian eugenics.
> 
>> Based on the above and the poison he injects into this forum, I have no
>> problem with having him removed it it's possible.
> 
> 
>    His beliefs with regards to genetics have nothing to do with this 
> mailing list.
> 
>  > He offers nothing positive to this online community.
> 
>    I find that he frequently dispells misinformation in this mailing 
> list. Without him, many misrepresentations, logical fallacies and 
> outright bad information would go unchallenged, especially with regards 
> to XUL and WHATWG. In fact, he most frequently posts on threads that 
> start with Gerald saying "Guess what Ian Hickson said about 
> such-and-such". Banning would leave such threads tragically imbalanced.
> 
> 
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