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throw982734on Rust 1.1 Stable, the Community Subteam, and RustCamp

Do you feel that mentioning the existence of slavery legitimizes it? Please do let me know. I won't bother with the rest as it had literally nothing to do with the topic, those examples were brought in as a rhetorical device to bolster what, on examination, was a totally unsupported accusation.

throw982734on Rust 1.1 Stable, the Community Subteam, and RustCamp

Downvotes don't bother me. Being ostracized from the Rust community would, however, hence the throwaway.

throw982734on Rust 1.1 Stable, the Community Subteam, and RustCamp

https://gist.github.com/steveklabnik/7cd3267a631c4847c34d

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It is especially troubling to have a community leader who equates speech with violence, even "hate" speech, which in that gist is clearly demonstrated to be completely subjective.

throw982734on Rust 1.1 Stable, the Community Subteam, and RustCamp

Given Steve Klabnik's recent actions to suppress people who hold political opinions he does not like, I have a considerable amount of trepidation knowing he has a leadership position in the community sub-team.