Birgitte SB wrote: > > --- On Wed, 8/11/10, wiki-l...@phizz.demon.co.uk > <wiki-l...@phizz.demon.co.uk> wrote: > >> OH I was just pointing out that there is an academic >> boycott of Israel, of course one is at liberty to break or not >> participate in such, just like those who turned up at Sun City. >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artists_United_Against_Apartheid >> >> One has to decide where one stands on such issues, does one not? >> > > There seem to regularly be similar issues. > > Boston there was people from some countries who could not get visas > - People have suggested Wikmania never be held in US because not > everyone would be allowed to enter > > Taipei there were diffculties for some PRC residents. > > Alexandria there were boycotts/ethical issues over the executions of > LBGT Egytians - People suggested Wikimania never be held in a country > where LBGT folks are persecuted
As I said one has to decide where you stand on issues of persecution. Which I guess comes down to whether or not you consider the persecution to be such that one ought to deny oneself a bit of pleasure. It is a difficult decision for sure, one that I agonize over whenever I have to forgo an After Eight Mint: http://www.babymilkaction.org/pages/boycott.html _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
