Petition for Free Speech at ConCarolinas
ConCarolinas invited John Ringo to be guest at their Science Fiction convention. Politically Correct Morlock agitators pretending to be afraid of Ringo threw an unsightly temper tantrum, staged a Two Minute Hate, and browbeat the Con leaders into retracting the invitation.
Later, the ConCarolinas leadership grew a spine, realized the injustice done, not to mention the public relations disaster. Jada Hope and Luis Diza apologized to John Ringo and to the fans for the affront, and vowed never again to bow to Politically Correct bullies, whiners and killjoys again.
Immediately the Politically Correct bullies and killjoys put on another act of false outrage,pretending to be outraged at this defiance of their false outrage: The Morlocks put out a petition to remove the leadership of the Con who penned the apology, and have Jada Hope and Luis Diza declared ritually unclean, or something. As of the time of this writing, the Thought Police petition has less than 120 signatures.
Dave Weber expressed willingness to be Guest of Honor at the ConCarolinas if they stood with the apology they had given never again to exclude writers based on after the fact political complaints. As of the time of this writing, this petition has two thousand signatures, including my own.
Please add your name. If you can afford it, buy a supporting membership.
https://www.change.org/p/concarolinas-ensure-freedom-of-speech-assembly-at-concarolinas
About John C Wright
John C. Wright is a practicing philosopher, a retired attorney, newspaperman, and newspaper editor, and a published author of science fiction. Once a Houyhnhnm, he was expelled from the august ranks of purely rational beings when he fell in love; but retains an honorary title.
