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so if he was a nazi, then we should follow the guidance of our lord and savior and agree with everything he thinks because linux. we should advocate for more sheep mentality idiolizing celebs and computer geeks. \s
Pretty sure people admire him because he shares their values, which is not at all what you're describing. Which value that he listed above do you have a problem with and why?
You're in a blog memes community dude. It's literally all screenshots of blog posts idk what you expect other than like.. screenshots of noteworthy peoples social media posts and related memes.
I actiallyvthink the open source community (and wider programming in general) are very proactive in calling out and speaking out against poor behaviour among their community leaders and peers. Just off the top of my head I can think of:
The problem you allude to (blind hero worship) is really a far more common occurrence amongst the right wing, because as conservatives they seek to preserve existing structures of power and tradition above all else. Leftists seek egalitarianism. These two ideas are incompatible which is the whole reason they're branded as opposing ends of the political spectrum.
I agree with all you said, but I only disagree that I don't believe that 'hero worship' is rightwing-exclusive.
I also love these two examples you mentioned of PolyMC and Mincraft boycotting and branching away from inhumanity
Yeah hero worship happens everywhere I agree. I just said it's far more common in the right wing communities, not that it's exclusive to them