On Wed, 25 May 2016, Melinda Shore wrote:
Perhaps we should regard this as an opportunity to talk about which
forms of bigotry we'll accommodate and which we won't.
We're accomodating bigotry all the time.
Compare:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_policy_of_Singapore
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_policy_of_the_United_States#Visa_exemption
Now tell me how many more participants enjoy a lot less hassle in order to
attend Singapore compared to attending a meeting in USA? Notice also that
this isn't theoretical or low risk hassle, this is actual hassle of having
to go through a visa application process with all that means.
There is no perfect location. They all have downsides.
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Mikael Abrahamsson email: swmike(_at_)swm(_dot_)pp(_dot_)se