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TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

Just what we need. The opinions of someone who thinks having sex with children is a good thing.

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aidan@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
He never said that. I agree he was more skeptical than I’d like, but he eventually was informed and apologized.

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- TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  You are mistaken:
  
  “The nominee is quoted as saying that if the choice of a sexual partner were protected by the Constitution, ‘prostitution, adultery, necrophilia, bestiality, possession of child pornography, and even incest and pedophilia’ also would be. He is probably mistaken, legally–but that is unfortunate. All of these acts should be legal as long as no one is coerced. They are illegal only because of prejudice and narrowmindedness.”
  
  RMS on June 28th, 2003
  
  "I am skeptical of the claim that voluntarily pedophilia harms children. The arguments that it causes harm seem to be based on cases which aren’t voluntary, which are then stretched by parents who are horrified by the idea that their little baby is maturing. "
  
  RMS on June 5th, 2006
  
  "There is little evidence to justify the widespread assumption that willing participation in pedophilia hurts children.
  
  RMS on Jan 4th, 2013
  
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  - aidan@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    None of those say it is good. I disagree with him, he also disagrees with him and apologized for saying that. But that is very different from saying its good. I don’t think alcohol is good, I also don’t think it should be illegal.
    
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    TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    
    None of those say it is good
    
    Huh?
    
    He said it’s a shame that paedophilia is outlawed and that it was narrow-mindedness that made it so.
    
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