Re:Theres a Campaign to Rename the Software “RuboCop” Becaus...
by Aaronstotle on Monday June 15, 2020 @01:29PM
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Yes, I find it incredible that seeing a word like "cop" makes someone uncomfortable/unable to do their job. Reading the rest of the replies made me feel like I was crazy one. (thankfully the thumb votes show that most people disagree) I know these people mean well, but I view these people as bullies disguised as allies.
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Re:Theres a Campaign to Rename the Software “RuboCop” Becaus...
by chilukrn on Monday June 15, 2020 @01:33PM
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Also, for all the "projection" they talk of, they are projecting US-centric views on to the wider world innit? Not many countries have cops carrying military grade guns/tanks and randomly shooting...
Re:Theres a Campaign to Rename the Software “RuboCop” Becaus...
by cmdshiftf4 on Monday June 15, 2020 @02:26PM
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>they are projecting US-centric views on to the wider world innit?
Projecting, maybe, but at the same time the last few weeks have shown there's a not insignificant amount of people in other Western countries who are addicted to American culture, latched closely to the teat, who are all too eager to have American issues imported into their own societies.