Richard Stallman resigns from CSAIL at MIT

Re:Richard Stallman resigns from CSAIL at MIT by nemothekid on Monday September 16, 2019 @10:46PM (#20990806)

I don't fully understand the point you are trying to make. At the end of the day, Stallman is trying whitewash Minsky's responsibility by trying to pretend that a 70-something year old man didn't know that the underage girl at convicted Jeffrey Epstein's private island wasn't actually "entirely willing".

In other words, he's taking us on this garbage thought experiment that Minsky is somehow an innocent bystander. To even arrive at that talking point is asinine.

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Re:Richard Stallman resigns from CSAIL at MIT by eoxenford on Tuesday September 17, 2019 @12:16AM (#20991468)

I don’t disagree with most of the points you make. Stallman was defending Minsky using rather dubious arguments. But he was not defending Epstein, and he did not say Epstein’s victims were “entirely willing.” And yet, those last two points were the crux of the case against him.

The point I’m making is that many, many people are deliberately lying or willfully misreading what Stallman wrote in order to force his resignation. Those using such tactics, in violation of their own cherished principles, ought to be ashamed of themselves. Instead, tonight they are celebrating their victory with glee.

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Re:Richard Stallman resigns from CSAIL at MIT by throwaway5849 on Monday September 16, 2019 @11:11PM (#20990992)

> convicted Jeffrey Epstein

The alleged Minsky assault happened in 2001.

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