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For those unfamiliar with the issue of gay rights abuses in Russia, this article offers a fine history: http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/comment/2013/12/gay-ri...
Didn't Utah get the winter Olympics a few years ago ? :)
The LGBT Russia thing is totally blown out of proportion. http://www.scribd.com/doc/203382931/Russian-Lgbt-Law-White-P... Before you decide to down-vote me into oblivion and accuse me of hating minority groups please read the white paper linked above. Note I am not affiliated with the person who wrote it or scribd. I just want people to see both sides of the argument. EDIT - And what a surprise down-voted. Seriously…
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Why didn't you switch back when google dedicated an entire page to SOPA opposition? Is it only a problem when you don't favor the politics?
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[1] http://searchengineland.com/google-blackens-logo-to-protest-...
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If your nickname refers to the Oliver Cromwell, I find it curiously at odds with your comment.
It refers to my real name combined with my wife's last name, but it's also a wink-and-nod to Oliver Cromwell and also 'Orwellian'.
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edit to add: It's the GNU Manifesto, which is an appendix in emacs' Info node.
https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/emacs/Ma...
On Vim it's the startup splash screen:
~ Help poor children in Uganda!
~ type :help iccf for information
edit2: But that was an excellent choice of analogy, there was no need to delete it!
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Didn't Utah get the winter Olympics a few years ago ? :)
Utah, while prohibiting gay marriage, nevertheless still let gay people meet (gatherings), distribute information, and speak publicly about the topic.
[1] http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jun/03/mormons-gay-pri...
I realize the difference with Russia is that it is practically illegal for LGBT to exist but let's talk about the USA for a moment where 33 states refuse to consider legalizing gay marriage and a few are even testing of the idea of emergency suspending ALL marriages just so people who are gay cannot marry if they cannot be excluded separately. There are still plenty of places in the USA where you could be killed for…
I realize the difference with Russia is that it is practically illegal for LGBT to exist but let's talk about the USA for a moment where 33 states refuse to consider legalizing gay marriage and a few are even testing of the idea of emergency suspending ALL marriages just so people who are gay cannot marry if they cannot be excluded separately. There are still plenty of places in the USA where you could be killed for…
Google has been quite active in fighting for gay marriage within US, submitting amici briefs to the court cases, spending money on campaigns, and so forth...
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Text editors are very opinionated. Emacs ships with tons of propaganda, including the complete text of rms' political manifesto; and Vim advocates for a charity in Uganda. edit to add: It's the GNU Manifesto, which is an appendix in emacs' Info node. https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/emacs/Ma... On Vim it's the startup splash screen: ~ Help poor children in Uganda! ~ type :help iccf for information…