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Many are very upset about the return of RMS, and how that could be seen to legitimise his views. I knew nothing about his views, really, controversial or otherwise. I'm currently correcting that. I do like how he's acknowledged that his views on certain controversial subjects has changed since 2013; an admission that he was wrong. I guess an important question is whether his new views on said subjects align with the current moral standard. More reading required...
A good summary of the situation; echoes what I read in the Telegram group devoted to diversity in open source projects, minus the personal accounts of being triggered by the news. :-(
@lazarus Ueah this is so crazy! I’m so sick of this “cancel culture” we seem to be living in these days.
@lazarus Ueah this is so crazy! I’m so sick of this “cancel culture” we seem to be living in these days.
RMS and I would probably be so far apart politically speaking, and probably various other issues, but I really respect the man, and would never want him 'cancelled'. He's hard to deal with, often seemingly extreme in his views, but he's important IMO. He provides a necessary balance in a world where a lot of people are all too willing to give up basic freedoms and privacy.
@eldersnake Agreed! Priblem is I think it’s all but too late 😥
@eldersnake Agreed! Priblem is I think it’s all but too late 😥
This is an awful take. The issue isn't that he's cantankerous and rigid; it's that he's sexist, misogynistic, ableist, transphobic, and has a decades-long history of making women feel unsafe. This isn't "cancel culture", it's "consequences" (as is usually the case with that term).
This is an awful take. The issue isn't that he's cantankerous and rigid; it's that he's sexist, misogynistic, ableist, transphobic, and has a decades-long history of making women feel unsafe. This isn't "cancel culture", it's "consequences" (as is usually the case with that term).
@anth Oh really? Hmmm 🤔 Interesting... To be honest I don’t really know much about the guy 😁 But that’s puts a different perspective on things m...
> why can’t we all just be nice and get along?
@anth Oh really? Hmmm 🤔 Interesting... To be honest I don’t really know much about the guy 😁 But that’s puts a different perspective on things m...\n\n> why can’t we all just be nice and get along?
@anth Oh really? Hmmm 🤔 Interesting... To be honest I don’t really know much about the guy 😁 But that’s puts a different perspective on things m...
> why can’t we all just be nice and get along?
I would be surprised if RMS was transphobic and such, given he's all about the gender neutral pronouns etc, but maybe I missed something.
@eldersnake maybe we all have. I feel like we’re all too young to really know Richard Stallman in this conversation except maybe Anthony 🤣
@eldersnake maybe we all have. I feel like we’re all too young to really know Richard Stallman in this conversation except maybe Anthony 🤣
@lazarus Wow. What a fantastic piece; particularly the excerpt from Nadine Strossen. Thanks for sharing!
He's fine with gender-neutral pronouns when he gets to pick them, but insists on policing others'. The open letter calling for his removal has references.
He's fine with gender-neutral pronouns when he gets to pick them, but insists on policing others'. The open letter calling for his removal has references.
Just bought a copy of 'HATE: Why We Should Resist It With Free Speech, Not Censorship' off the back of that. :-)
@jlj I feel like “HATE” is an acronym for something 🤔
@jlj I feel like “HATE” is an acronym for something 🤔
@prologic Yeah, particularly when it's capitalised like that.