Hmm.. "Liberation Tech" sounds inherently political.. no one ever complained, and rightly so, when mobilisation tools and tactics were discussed in the context of authoritarian and anti-democratic drifts by Sisi or Erdogan.. are racist actions by western leaders immune from criticism and not open to discussion?
On Sun, Jan 29, 2017 at 9:59 PM, Carolyn Santo <cysan...@hawaii.rr.com> wrote: > please don't pollute this list with political discussion. > > There are numerous factual errors in Leila's email. She has a strong > political view that would be more appropriate promoting in a different > forum. > > I don't think this list should become a platform to solicit donations for > the ACLU or NY Times. > > > Carolyn Santo > > > > On 1/29/2017 8:03 AM, Yosem Companys wrote: > >> From: Leila Janah <le...@lxmi.com> >> >> Hi there, >> >> I've tried to avoid commenting too much on Trump's election to avoid >> demonizing Republicans and people in my network who support him. >> >> But at a certain point, policy transcends politics. No one can avoid >> speaking out against Trump now that he's made our country hostile to >> immigrants, refugees, and people of diverse faiths. >> >> President Trump's ill-conceived ban on refugees and immigrants from >> several majority-Muslim countries attacks the rights of legal US >> residents and heightens, rather than reduces, the risk of radical >> Islamic terrorism. >> >> The immigration ban pits America against our allies and lowers our >> standing in the world, making our companies less competitive (Google >> cofounder Sergey Brin went to SFO to stand with protestors) and >> destroying our reputation as a progressive business leader attracting >> the world's top talent. >> >> Halting the US refugee program puts tens of thousands of lives in >> needless peril. As it is, we admit far fewer refugees than much >> smaller countries, like Germany, Turkey, Lebanon, and Kenya. >> >> Refugees are not free-loaders seeking to cause trouble. Refugees are >> Holocaust and genocide survivors, victims of extreme religious and >> political persecution, and families broken by violence. >> >> We are a nation whose strength comes from our compassion and >> diversity, whose core philosophy welcomes the many waves of immigrants >> who have always made our country great. >> >> We are not Trump. We are not hate, bigotry, and persecution. It is our >> collective obligation to do whatever we can to ensure that religious >> diversity and our (relatively tiny) refugee program aren't sacrificed >> for the political purposes of an increasingly erratic leader. >> >> Hours after the #MuslimBan, a mosque was set on fire in Texas and >> thousands of people had flooded into US airports to protest the >> immigration ban. Is this "making America great again?" >> >> If you're as appalled as I am, take action now in two ways: >> 1. Donate to the ACLU (www.aclu.org) which funds legal campaigns to >> protect the fundamental rights Trump threatens. If you can't donate, >> follow the ACLU and share their content across your social networks. >> Entrepreneurs Tony Fadell and Chris Sacca have pledged to match >> donations up to $100K if you tweet them your receipts. >> >> 2. Subscribe to the New York Times and uphold solid reporting of these >> issues. President Trump has repeatedly bullied journalists and >> attacked the Times. Truth matters. >> >> We are all complicit in this if we don't take a stand. Let's fight for >> the America we believe in. >> >> Leila >> > > -- > Liberationtech is public & archives are searchable on Google. Violations > of list guidelines will get you moderated: https://mailman.stanford.edu/m > ailman/listinfo/liberationtech. Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change > password by emailing moderator at compa...@stanford.edu. >
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