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Alan Turing was treated really, really horribly by the government of the UK. I very much doubt he would like to be honored by the exact people who persecuted a
by dj2stein9 14y ago
Alan Turing was treated really, really horribly by the government of the UK. I very much doubt he would like to be honored by the exact people who persecuted and destroyed his life.
- evoxed 14y agoThis is a tempting argument, but think for a second whether you actually believe it. Are they the exact people who did that to him? Not at all. You can say all you want about how the government has or hasn't changed, but I think the fact that it's up for discussion is a good sign. It's a different time, different people, and if the people want to honour him I don't think that's necessarily a bad thing (even if he were able to judge). Of course, if you refuse to look past the symbol of government then I guess you're pretty much stuck where you said.