Re: <nettime> Taking sides

["Lunenfeld, Peter B." <lunenfeld@arts.ucla.edu>]

Hello All -

Bard asked if the <nettime> community wanted him to cease and desist. My vote is yes. Not only are his politics abhorrent, he’s not here to engage in dialogue at all, from what I gleaned from his shit-postings. He’s just a typist with a broadband connection and a Tourette twitch that compels him to type “Marxist” and “Rousseauvian” every 45th and 48th word. Fuck his Charlottesville nazi-coddling and fuck him.

Kudos, Ted -

Peter

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> On Nov 5, 2018, at 7:08 PM, tbyfield <tbyfield@panix.com> wrote:
> 
> On 6 Nov 2018, at 3:50, Ryan Griffis wrote:
> 
>>> I take neither side at Charlottesville
>> 
>> Need anyone say more?
> 
> Nope. 'Charlottesville' was a neo-nazi riot in which a person was murdered. That's a good reason to take a side — against neo-nazis. To not take a side is, in effect, to condone that murder. I think it's reasonable to say that condoning murders, however indirectly, crosses a clear line on this list. For that reason, I just flipped the mod switch on Bard: his messages will be held for review. He's given us a lot to think about lately, so reviewing new ones won't be a high priority.
> 
> This decision is mine alone — I haven't talked with Felix about it.
> 
> Comments and criticisms are warmly welcome.
> 
> Cheers,
> Ted
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