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Re:Linus Torvalds apologizes for his behavior, takes time off by DoreenMichele on Sunday September 16, 2018 @06:46PM (#18001688)
Well, that's exactly what I see in the comment in question.
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Re:Linus Torvalds apologizes for his behavior, takes time off by staticassertion on Sunday September 16, 2018 @07:05PM (#18001775)
They very clearly are setting up a false dichotomy. They support one side by stating that it is preferable to the other (when there are no sides to begin with).

You have to be willfully ignorant to read it otherwise.

As blatant support of this,

"People give up ability to say certain things in the name of inclusion, and then lose ability to think those things in the first place."

This is a clear testament that there are two sides and you must 'give up' something (ie: become a pushover) to not be an asshole.

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Re:Linus Torvalds apologizes for his behavior, takes time off by DoreenMichele on Sunday September 16, 2018 @07:08PM (#18001788)
You have to be willfully ignorant to read it otherwise.

This is a personal insult. Ironic given what you are arguing "for" in theory.

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