Re: Acknowledgement of country

Michael Davies <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.linux.australia
Message-ID <CAPKtezx0-6ZOAJGTRb6939FSyS=CKSX0Sc2BmzbCFuL1LH5KvA@mail.gmail.com>
On Mon, Nov 9, 2015 at 11:15 AM, Russell Coker <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Mon, 9 Nov 2015 08:49:40 AM Michael Davies wrote:
> > While I understand people are passionate about various ideas and ideals,
> > attacking overs with broad generalisations is not what Linux Australia is
> > all about.  Accepting alternate points of view is a sign of maturity.
>
> What exactly are you saying here?  When someone acts in a way that seems
> racist and says "next you'll be trying to call me a fucking racist" do you
> think we should lie about the fact that their actions do seem racist?
>
> I don't think that we should be required to accept alternate points of view
> that discriminate against other people.  I don't think we should accept
> racism, sexism, homophobia, or transphobia.


I think that if you have a problem with the values of Linux Australia you
should either advocate changing its values to remove tolerance, or you
should find another community that supports your view on homogeneity.
-- 
Michael Davies   [email protected]

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