Red Hat (IBM) pulls Free Software Foundation funding over Richard Stallman's return 📦

18    27 Mar 2021 16:33 by u/mutageno

All because he said some time ago 16 yo females can give consent to sex. Like it's law in many places.

6 comments

5 u/Escape626 27 Mar 2021 18:38
Here is an article that has the whole e-mail thread that is at issue: https://www.vice.com/en/article/9ke3ke/famed-computer-scientist-richard-stallman-described-epstein-victims-as-entirely-willing Having read through it, the jist of the thread was whether or not Marvin Minsky "raped" Virginia Giuffre, who was one of Jeffrey Epstein's victims. Stallman made two basic arguments that Minsky did not rape her. First, Giuffre presented herself to Minsky in a manner that appeared to be consensual. Minsky should not be held responsible for the circumstances that let up to that point, especially if he was completely unaware of them. Giuffre was undisputedly a victim of Epstein, but how would Minsky have known that. Second, the definition of "rape" should not be dependent on the local laws in the location where the incident took place. Rape should be defined as an assault that has elements of force or violence. People shouldn't be demonized because of the particular age-of-consent laws in the Cayman Islands. BUT NONE OF THIS MATTERS! People should be able to have discussions about ANY TOPIC without being "canceled". If someone can make a coherent argument in favor or against a given position, then they should be allowed to make that argument. You can disagree with the argument if you like, but you cannot silence the person making the argument. This is a foundational belief of modern civilization.
1 u/ZippyTheFox 27 Mar 2021 20:59
Richard Stalman has said some fucked up things, but given he's a computer guy who isn't really.... socially gifted... I give him the benefit of the doubt and consider that maybe he's just trying to think outside the box. Mental Outlaw goes over it very well. https://invidious.xyz/watch?v=FLHxY-QsQkQ
5 u/DarkMavrik 27 Mar 2021 19:05
Please support the free Software foundation, and stop the woke shit, shop if you have to with amazon throu amazon smile. and set it to the FSF
3 u/package 27 Mar 2021 20:38
More like pink hat amirite
2 u/FinesseAdept 27 Mar 2021 19:13
Feel bad for Richard Stallman. On one hand, he says stupid degenerate shit about sex while also being a hardcore Bernie Bro that supports wokeness. On another, he started the whole movement and is literally the main driving force. The free software movement lost traction when he left.
2 u/None 27 Mar 2021 22:59
He didn't say "stupid degenerate shit", he just said his logical opinion when people thinks with emotional opinion, that's the difference between him and lot of humans (particularly in this time).