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[–] Z_Poster365@hexbear.net 14 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Ok western chauvinist. Why doesn’t he ban the genocidal Israelis? It’s because he is full of shit and a racist

[–] dev_null@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Because he's not making any political, moral, or personal decisions, and only follows the law he is forced to.

When the law forces him to sanction Israel, he will do so, and when the law stops forcing him to sanction Russia, he will stop doing so.

[–] Z_Poster365@hexbear.net 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

bullshit, his statement was unprofessionally filled with glee at banning russians who he clearly sees as evil as a whole, as he's banning people who have nothing to do with the war that he has worked with for years just so he can make a libshit stink over it.

[–] dev_null@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I completely agree he was unprofessional about it and should have handled it better. It was his choice in how he communicated it, and I think he failed on that point. Having said that, it was not his choice to do it, and I'm sure he will undue it when it's legally possible. Hopefully using better judgement on his choice of words then.

[–] Z_Poster365@hexbear.net 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It was his choice to be a baby brained racist, how nice

[–] dev_null@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 weeks ago

No, not nice at all. I'm answering your question on why he doesn't ban Israeli contributors, not deliberating on the niceness of anyone in particular.

[–] Manzas@lemdro.id -1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

Can't tell if this a rage bot or an average .ml user Notice the Z not exactly a reasonable person

[–] Z_Poster365@hexbear.net 9 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Would you say that Linus was “just following orders” of the Finnish government

[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 5 points 3 weeks ago

...because removing somebody's kernel maintainer priv and the industrialised genocide of people is remotely comparable.

[–] KLISHDFSDF@lemmy.ml -1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Manzas@lemdro.id 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] KLISHDFSDF@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 weeks ago

fair lmfao. i'm intentionally here in attempts to out-populate the crazy