Date: Thu, 9 May 2019 12:16:35 -0700 From: Enji Cooper <yaneurabeya@gmail.com> To: ossobserver@redchan.it Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, misc@openbsd.org, freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Danish FreeBSD Developer hates jews collectively Message-ID: <5AFBB386-6841-4E96-A6CB-5540BC188357@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <49cfcff55fe21d5d01df916e9f9531f1@redchan.it> References: <49cfcff55fe21d5d01df916e9f9531f1@redchan.it>
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> On May 9, 2019, at 11:03 AM, ossobserver@redchan.it wrote: This is the only reply I=E2=80=99m going to give to this thread that = seems like obvious troll bait. As a native English speaker who often gets into debates about = controversial issues with respect to concepts like classism, LGBTIQ = issues, race issues, etc, the argument phk@ made wasn=E2=80=99t = necessary in favor of anti-semitism from the perspective of hating = Jewish people or their culture/religion; it was more or less commentary = about policy issues with Israelis vs Palestine, apartheid, the Gaza = strip occupation and the fact that some of the Israeli people aren=E2=80=99= t acting out against the issues between both parties in an attempt to = end the conflict. With this in mind, it was a poorly worded response = which led to a slippery slope in a discussion, done on a social medium = (Twitter) that seems to get blown out of proportion really quickly = (trolls and misinterpretation abound). This kind of reasoning presented sounds a lot like cognitive dissonance = employed by the far-right in America vs individuals like Rep. Ilhan = Omar, etc, where they play the victim in order to make leftist groups = look like they tolerate hate against certain groups (in this case Jewish = people). Does that mean that the left has anti-Semites? Yes, it can = happen, regardless of one=E2=80=99s political allegiance if one is to = believe the left vs right dichotomy (which I think is largely poppycock, = meant to separate groups via tribalism, etc). However, I think a number = of people are reading between the tea leaves in this thread. Do I think phk@ and others should potentially take a step back from the = discussion and avoid digging a larger hole than has already been dug? = Yes. It=E2=80=99s not my business to make people do that though, since = I=E2=80=99m not in a leadership/policy making position. Please leave this discussion on Twitter instead of flooding these = mailing lists. Linux/OpenBSD should not be exposed to this unnecessary = drama, and FreeBSD-CURRENT is the wrong mailing list for this (try = freebsd-chat@ if you are so inclined). -Enji PS I am not representing the FreeBSD project; I am only representing my = personal opinion.=
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