Re:Gleam: a type safe language on the Erlang VM
by tadfisher on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @12:42AM
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The line that says "no Nazi bullshit"? That has to be the safest political position you can hold as long as you're not friends with Kanye West.
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Re:Gleam: a type safe language on the Erlang VM
by omginternets on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @12:28PM
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It's a dog whistle. It is exactly the same as if I were to say to you, "all lives matter" or "make America great again".
PS: we know you know this.
Re:Gleam: a type safe language on the Erlang VM
by galaxyLogic on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @05:40PM
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It should be safe. Still it seems some people get offended by it. What kind of people? I can only assume they are people more supportive of autocratic regimes than the rest of us.
Re:Gleam: a type safe language on the Erlang VM
by omginternets on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @08:05PM
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The exact phrases in question are:
1. Black lives matter.
2. Trans rights are human rights.
3. No nazi bullsh*t.
Phrases 1 & 2 are well-recognized political slogans, and I don't like some of the organizations that have very vocally rallied behind these slogans.
Do you think that makes me a nazi? And if not, how welcome do you think this makes me feel?
Re:Gleam: a type safe language on the Erlang VM
by tadfisher on Thursday November 09, 2023 @12:58PM
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You seem to be applying some kind of modus ponens rule to this list. To me, they read disjointly; you can agree with the status quo regarding police violence, and that trans people should not be welcomed in society, and still not follow Nazi ideology.
Re:Gleam: a type safe language on the Erlang VM
by omginternets on Monday November 13, 2023 @03:14PM
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Respectfully, you’re dodging part of the question.
How would you feel if my org stated “all lives matter” and pretended not to see the problem?
Re:Gleam: a type safe language on the Erlang VM
by jrsj on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @07:56PM
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Only if you take it literally which you would only do if you were entirely ignorant of American politics or deliberately hiding behind this interpretation to pretend you aren’t actually taking about a broad % of the population
Re:Gleam: a type safe language on the Erlang VM
by omginternets on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @08:15PM
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This rhetorical tactic has a name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motte-and-bailey_fallacy