Final statement from Steering Council on politically-charged commit messages

[gia]

Trafficking of people is a very current problem, and it is not a race
issue, as people of all races are abducted by people of all races. Yes,
right now. If you are so strong about ending that suffering, I suggest you
focus on the present and stop wading in the past.

On Tue, Aug 18, 2020 at 6:36 PM <rmlibre at riseup.net> wrote:

> There are many reasons Elements is a terrible English style guide:
>
> https://www.pure.ed.ac.uk/ws/files/8520953/PULLUM_2010_The_land_of_the_free_and_the_elements_of_style.pdf
>
> I would kindly recommend that folks just educate themselves on what
> white supremacy is & how it continues in both subtle & overt ways to
> this day. Sadly, getting extremely upset after being exposed to the
> accurate term white supremacy is a symptom of what's called 'white
> fragility' by psychologists who study the social pathologies of racism &
> its long-lasting, inter-generational impacts on society.
>
> You need serious help with processing your anger if you look at
> everything that's happening in the world & bubble in anger over a commit
> message that is simply acknowledging a social ill. One of countless
> many. I do hope you get the help you need.
>
> I would also caution against relying on the idea of human rights when
> defending against accusations of being political, since they too are
> political. Life is political. We continue to this day trying to
> redefine, as a society, what human rights are, & who is considered to
> deserve them. That process is politics.
>
> Some people think that being called white is racist. Other people think
> that having their land & children stolen because of their race & being
> forced to write in the language of their captors is racist. One group is
> deflecting blame for the worst atrocities in history, the other is
> acknowledging a real problem & seeking accountability in everyday life.
>
>
> Resources:
>   A People's History of the United States:
> https://mvlindsey.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/peoples-history-zinn-1980.pdf
>   The Invention of the White Race: Volume II:
> http://ouleft.org/wp-content/uploads/Invention-White-Race-Vol2-Allen.pdf
>
>
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> >    1. why the connection set with ?keep live? in urllib.request
> >       always set to be?closed, thanks (xuanwu348)
> >    2. Final statement from Steering Council on politically-charged
> >       commit messages (Chris Angelico)
> >    3. Re: Final statement from Steering Council on
> >       politically-charged commit messages (Dylan Distasio)
> >    4. Re: Final statement from Steering Council on
> >       politically-charged commit messages (Chris Angelico)
> >    5. Re: Final statement from Steering Council on
> >       politically-charged commit messages (gia)
> >    6. Re: why the connection set with ?keep live? in urllib.request
> >       always set to be?closed, thanks (Barry)
> >    7. Re:Re: why the connection set with ?keep live? in
> >       urllib.request always set to be?closed, thanks (xuanwu348)
> >    8. Error (Thi?n Nguy?n Thanh)
> >    9. Re: Final statement from Steering Council on
> >       politically-charged commit messages (thronobulax at gmail.com)
> >   10. Re: Error (Igor Korot)
> >   11. Re: Final statement from Steering Council on
> >       politically-charged commit messages (thronobulax at gmail.com)
> >   12. Re: Error (Thi?n Nguy?n Thanh)
> >   13. Re: Error (Igor Korot)
> >   14. Re: Error (Igor Korot)
> >   15. Re: Final statement from Steering Council on
> >       politically-charged commit messages (justin walters)
> >   16. RE: Final statement from Steering Council on
> >       politically-charged commit messages (David Raymond)
> >   17. Re: Final statement from Steering Council on
> >       politically-charged commit messages (Richard Damon)
> >   18. Re: Final statement from Steering Council on
> >       politically-charged commit messages (Chris Angelico)
> >   19. ANN: Wing Python IDE version 7.2.4 has been released (Wingware)
> >   20. Re: Final statement from Steering Council on
> >       politically-charged commit messages (Robin Becker)
> >   21. Re: Final statement from Steering Council on
> >       politically-charged commit messages (J. Pic)
> >   22. Re: Final statement from Steering Council on
> >       politically-charged commit messages (Igor Korot)
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