The words were written and sent out to the world.
These words were horrible and horrendous.
People in 'the real world' lose jobs over words such as these.
These words do not help bring people together.
If a politician likes something then these words are written in response, two wrongs do
not make it right.
I haven't seen any other AMSAT or ARRL members speaking such horrible words. If I do, I will definitely publish it.
People can choose to support an organization and the person that thinks it's okay to say these words, regardless of context, or not. I have simply published what is in the public venue.
If the words were okay to say, then AMSAT should not censor them from a historical archive. Granted, the words are not satellite related but when members of the organization have taken exception of the organization's representative saying them, it's part of the public dialogue regarding the organization.
I have also found other censoring of messages. It seems that AMSAT removes anything from archives which is critical of the organization. This is a systematic problem and speaks to the poor management practices of the organization. Cancel culture seems to have invaded AMSAT.
Rather than AMSAT facing the issues head-on, they choose to censor items that are critical of the organization. One needs to look at the big picture and ask why such censorship is allowed to take place.
It is what it is. The words were written. They cannot be unwritten. AMSAT has chosen to remove any trace of members objecting to them from their historical archive. It has been shown that AMSAT is censoring anything that is critical of the organization. That is the big picture that needs to be addressed.
The continued controversies of AMSAT 'leadership' and the methods they use to 'lead' are questionable. I'm just the messenger that publishes what AMSAT wants you to see. I will continue to do so. Members, potential members and possible donors need to know what happens behind the closed doors of the clubhouse.
Right now, AMSAT has had three failed pieces of space hardware fail in a row. They have been caught spending tens-of-thousands of dollars in an attempt to silence Board members that have spoken out against violations of bylaws, rules and policies. Leaders have been caught in conspiracies against members. They have representatives writing questionable things. TL;DR, AMSAT, it's a mess. Other regional amateur radio satellite organizations seem to be flourishing while AMSAT is caught in a constant state of controversy.
You don't have to believe me. Do your own, open-minded, research and remember, where there's smoke there's fire.
Here's the blog of a current AMSAT Board member. Do you think he just made all of this up?
http://amsat.wd9ewk.netYou don't have to believe me but, as I have mentioned, where there's smoke there's fire and I see a lot of smoke on the horizon. Cheers!