Re: [Gendispatch] Diversity and Inclusiveness in the IETF

[Fernando Gont <[e-mail]>]

On 2/3/21 18:53, Phillip Hallam-Baker wrote:
[...]
>>
>>     I think the lesson for IETF and TERM there is "be very cautious
>>     about creating new weapons that can be used to attack
>>     opponents".   Because people can and will use such weapons for
>>     purely political ends, e.g. to demonize the people who are
>>     promoting ideas that the attackers believe will harm their
>>     interests.   It's often easier to attack people personally than to
>>     attack their technical contributions, and we want to be very
>>     careful about legitimizing such attacks. 
> 
[...]
> 
> The issue is not the fact that it is a legitimate gesture with a 
> widespread legitimate use. What creates an issue is that a particular 
> group of people decided to subvert that meaning.

Are you proposing to abolish religion, religious institutions, national 
symbols such as flags, military organizations, governments, etc., too?

It is very hard for me to think about one of those that has not been 
used to or associated with atrocities.

Thanks,
-- 
Fernando Gont
SI6 Networks
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