DisCon III Prefers China Over Raytheon

In a stunning display of hypocrisy, the chair of DisCon III apologizes for accepting sponsorship from Raytheon, days after Chengdu, China was selected as the site for the 2023 WorldCon. Apparently a dictatorship that is running actual concentration camps for Uyghur Muslims and implementing oppressive anti-free speech policies in Hong Kong is morally acceptable but the space exploration branch of a defense contractor is not.

Instead of returning the money, the DisCon III leadership chose to make a donation to an unnamed “organization dedicated to peace.” Ethics is clearly not these organizers’ strong suit.

“You lose the right to self-defense when you’re the one who brought the gun.” — Thomas Binger

That is a lie. Rittenhouse exercised bad judgement going to Kenosha, but that doesn’t excuse the prosecution making untrue claims to the jury. Imagine what they do when the world isn’t watching.

Thomas Binger Lies In Court