On 07/06/2011 11:13 AM, WereSpielChequers wrote:
Encouraging Wikimedians who live in countries where it
would be
illegal to visit Israel to break the laws of the country they live in
and attend such a public event strikes me as inappropriate and
unethical (lobbying to change a law is something I see as very
different encouraging others to break a law).
Slightly OT, but I depending on how you meant this, I disagree.
We should make it clear that it's their risk to break the law, but if
they are willing to take that risk, I don't have any problem with that
and in fact I think in that case we should help them any way we can.
It's the Wikimedians who break the law we should protect, not unjust
laws themselves. If a Wikimedian feels reasonably safe traveling to
Israel, even though it might be illegal, he deserves our support.
Of course that doesn't mean that we should talk people into taking risks
that they don't want to take (and if that's all you meant to say, I
completely agree :))
--Tobias