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Re:Gitlab Makes a U-Turn by api on Thursday October 17, 2019 @08:44PM (#21287689)
Reminds me of a thesis I heard a while back about the big outbreak of Islamist terrorism: it's because they are losing. They are becoming frantic and apocalyptic because they are losing their own culture war slowly but surely.
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Re:Gitlab Makes a U-Turn by newacctjhro on Thursday October 17, 2019 @10:29PM (#21288146)
Just like the Catholic inquisition was a desperate attempt to exercise control all the while the Church was losing the ideological battle.
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Re:Gitlab Makes a U-Turn by ksaj on Thursday October 17, 2019 @11:15PM (#21288356)
So was the myth of backward masking. And let's not forget all the album and book burning. And subliminal advertising.

It's definitely a sign that they're losing ground. Amen.

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Re:Gitlab Makes a U-Turn by alexanderdmitri on Thursday October 17, 2019 @11:16PM (#21288361)
For a desperate attempt, a period of over 6 centuries seems frighteningly effective (1184 to 1808 AD).
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Re:Gitlab Makes a U-Turn by baked_ziti on Friday October 18, 2019 @12:06AM (#21288584)
One out of every four people on earth is Muslim. I don't think they're in any danger of losing their cultural relevance or influence.
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Re:Gitlab Makes a U-Turn by SamReidHughes on Monday October 21, 2019 @04:21PM (#21316848)
See https://mobile.twitter.com/tahabito/status/11855447804089016...
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Re:Gitlab Makes a U-Turn by api on Friday October 18, 2019 @08:39AM (#21290853)
I don't mean the religion, I mean the ultraconservative political ideology and its hold on society.
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