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Opensource game rejected from Debian for authors' social beliefs

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Conservative views? (Score: 4, Insightful)

by dgoodmaniii@pipedot.org on 2014-11-23 13:19 (#2V6V)

It's hard for me to see how these views could be described as "conservative," unless you predefine that term to mean "sexist and/or generally distasteful." In any case, it seems clear to me that he was banned not for his views, but his socially poisonous rhetoric. There's a pretty clear line between "feminism is ultimately a bad thing" and "I hate you all, your group is terrible, and women are worthless scum, and by the way you're all also probably whores." The first might be described as a "conservative view"; the second is poisonous to all useful discourse (not to mention bad and wrong, but that's opinion). If this nastiness affected his code, then as someone who could reasonably be described as "conservative" on some issues, I have no problem with it being excluded. Maybe a cleansed fork would be possible.

Re: Conservative views? (Score: 0)

by Anonymous Coward on 2014-11-24 08:56 (#2V7J)

Once upon a time men were allowed to marry female children.
Then a liberal group, feminists, had that outlawed.
This occurred from the late 1800s till the early 2000s, by then
it was complete the world over.

The first position was conservative.
The second, newer position, was and is liberal.

Re: Conservative views? (Score: 0)

by Anonymous Coward on 2014-11-24 09:41 (#2V7Q)

Once upon a time? It still happens today. Some countries have specific laws and protocols to prevent minors from being forced to marry overseas then returned home afterward "legally" married

Re: Conservative views? (Score: -1, Troll)

by Anonymous Coward on 2014-11-25 05:40 (#2V8M)

Feminists should be killed.

Re: Conservative views? (Score: 0)

by Anonymous Coward on 2014-11-25 09:55 (#2V8W)

Are they really so bad that the only solution is death? I propose a better solution: let them rant and rave, take onboard the good that they have to offer, ignore the bad, and let us all get on with Life.

Re: Conservative views? (Score: -1, Offtopic)

by Anonymous Coward on 2014-11-25 12:24 (#2V92)

Yes.

There are virtually no places left that men may marry young girls for instance.
Why is that? Feminist activism.
How could it be that powerful? Well bombs from an empire are pretty hard to argue with, as are economic threats.

They don't leave men alone.

Re: Conservative views? (Score: 0)

by Anonymous Coward on 2014-11-25 13:10 (#2V95)

Well, if the "men" are trying to "marry" "young girls" I should hope that someone steps in then slowly and carefully explains to them what statutory rape is.
Laws are being passed around the world to prevent forced marriage, and prevent marriage before the age of 18. This is a Good Thing.
If you disagree, then please state why.

Perhaps, centuries ago, when a self proclaimed prophet walked the earth who had a lust for pubescent girls this behaviour was accepted. It is not so now.

Re: Conservative views? (Score: -1, Troll)

by Anonymous Coward on 2014-11-26 09:13 (#2V9H)

Those people passing those laws, and those activists, need to be killed.
Sometimes they are killed in Pakistan and Afghanistan. This is a good thing.
Sometimes advanced forms of such activists are killed in Russia, this is also a shocking, almost unbelievable, but good thing.

Girl children are often very pretty and cute. They are desirable to males. For that reason
it is bad that such laws you are talking about are passed.

Additionally straight up forcible rape of an unespoused young girl is fine in the Old Testament
(Deuteronomy 22 28-29 (hebrew)), though the man must pay the father and keep the girl if discovered.

That same book also states that those trying to get someone to follow another rule/judge/god (the hebrew can mean any of these things) than that found there is to be killed.

IE: The activists you speak of.
The Pakistanis, the Afghans, Putin's friend from the caucuses, they are all doing what the Old Testament God
of the book of Deuteronomy commands.

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2014-11-27 18:42 Troll -1 evilviper@pipedot.org

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