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Re:Why Heavy Codes of Conduct Are Unnecessary for Open Sourc... by ranger_danger on Wednesday October 01, 2025 @10:30AM (#45438150)
> It's not a "political stance" to say that people should

I think trying to tell people what they should or shouldn't do is kindof the definition of politics.

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Re:Why Heavy Codes of Conduct Are Unnecessary for Open Sourc... by thrance on Friday October 03, 2025 @03:24AM (#45460047)
Full quote:

> It's not a "political stance" to say that people should call others by their preferred name and pronouns. It's just basic human decency to do that,

You're fighting for the right to be a dick to people for no other reasons than because you are prejudiced against them. Frankly, that sounds rather pathetic, maybe do a little introspection?

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