I totally agree with you, Shlomi.
Kind regards
Ziko

Am So., 26. Apr. 2020 um 17:02 Uhr schrieb Shlomi Fish <
shlo...@shlomifish.org>:

> Hi Rebecca and all,
>
> On Sat, 25 Apr 2020 17:11:55 +0100
> "Rebecca O'Neill" <rebeccanin...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Well said. Everything is political, and when the movement choses not to
> > speak out or state an opinion on something, then we are giving our
> support
> > to the status quo.
> >
> > Believing yourself to be apolitical is as much a fantasy as being
> > completely objective, it is inherently impossible.
> >
>
> While one likely cannot be completely objective, I believe that we should
> try
> to be as objective as possible, and not completely succumb to being
> subjective.
>
> I had written about it here:
>
> https://shlomif.livejournal.com/52439.html
>
> Similarly, while the WMF has some shared political stances due to its
> mission
> and objectives, it should try to avoid officially taking a stance on
> politically-tangential issues that are out of that scope and which have no
> consensus among its members, contributors and users. Otherwise, its
> effectiveness in accomplishing its mission may be reduced, and we may lose
> or
> alienate many members.
>
> Just my opinion,
>
>         -- Shlomi
>
> --
>
> Shlomi Fish       https://www.shlomifish.org/
> https://www.shlomifish.org/humour/bits/Google-Discontinues-Services/
>
> Larry Wall *does* know all of Perl. However, he pretends to be wrong
> or misinformed, so people will underestimate him.
>     — https://www.shlomifish.org/humour/bits/facts/Larry-Wall/
>
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