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• namingthingsiseasy@programming.dev ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  How is it that you’re so well-versed in all of Stallman’s negative quotes (from over a decade ago), yet conveniently omitted the fact that he later retracted those statements?

  On September 16, 2019, Stallman announced his resignation from both MIT and FSF, “due to pressure on MIT and me over a series of misunderstandings and mischaracterizations”.[124] In a post on his website, Stallman asserted that his posts to the email lists were not to defend Epstein, stating "Nothing could be further from the truth. I’ve called him a ‘serial rapist’, and said he deserved to be imprisoned. But many people now believe I defended him—and other inaccurate claims—and feel a real hurt because of what they believe I said.

  The FSF board on April 12 made a statement re-affirming its decision to bring back Richard Stallman.[133] Following this, Stallman issued a statement explaining his poor social skills and apologizing.[134]

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  • Evilcoleslaw@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Those issues are ones that it’s hard to just walk back with a mea culpa, especially when the apology comes precisely when it starts to impact your career.

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• mikegioia@lemmy.ml ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Post the link to him saying that having sex with children is okay

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  • TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    “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

    You can find these on Stallman’s blog, which I believe is Stallman.org iirc. Just go to the dates I provided.

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    • ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Yeah, necrophilia is fine as long as both parties are consenting.

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      • 14th_cylon@lemm.ee ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        When one of the parties objects, that is when the fun starts :D

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    • mikegioia@lemmy.ml ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I cannot find any of this on his blog, why didn’t you just link to his blog?

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      • TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I did link to his blog… It’s stallman.org

        I said from there you can go to the dates I provided.

        I don’t wish to be rude, but do you really need this hand-holding? It took me less than 10 seconds to find a specific link to the first quote, for example:

        stallman.org/archives/2003-mar-jun.html

        Stallman being pro-paedophila is not new information.

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