I agree it is an important social issue, but in this particular case I believe the funds are directed to specific political parties so the boundary between supporting social issues and political contributions is murky. I am not saying it shouldn’t be done but it should be more transparent.
> On Jun 14, 2020, at 8:58 AM, Sam Whited <s...@samwhited.com> wrote: > > This is not a simple political issue, it is a personal human issue. It > is a social issue. It is a justice issue. It seems quite obvious to me > that this is different than if they had put a fundraiser for a candidate > for office, for instance, in a banner. > > It amazes me how often people come out of the wood work to criticize the > politicization of things as soon as anyone posts a black lives matter > banner, but would be perfectly happy with banners for another cause. Of > course, I don't know if that's you or not, so I'll leave you with some > questions: If you have a problem with this, consider whether you'd have > the same problem with a banner for a cancer research foundation during > the U.S.'s cancer awareness month, for example. If the answer is no, > consider why that might be and work on it. If the answer is yes consider > why a banner that doesn't hurt you but could help a lot of people > bothers you so much. > > This *is* related to Go, because it's a community issue and Go is a > community as much as it's a language. Communities of privilege staying > silent on these matters and leaving it up to others, often to > communities that have expended many generations worth of emotional > capital on this already and who often are dismissed by the very people > who need to hear their message, is part of the problem. We don't want to > be part of the problem, so let's do our part, however small, with the > platforms we have. > > —Sam > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "golang-nuts" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to golang-nuts+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/golang-nuts/cdacd7f0-311a-4976-b2cb-c677e28c05fc%40www.fastmail.com. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "golang-nuts" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to golang-nuts+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/golang-nuts/1F48211E-9F77-4A8B-B83C-BF9B8987FB56%40ix.netcom.com.
