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Re:Richard M. Stallman resigns by zonidjan on Tuesday September 17, 2019 @12:13AM (#20991447)
> he's being persecuted for having expressing ideas, demanding proof of claims, advocating for objective standards, and asking questions.

> The announcement of the Friday event does an injustice to Marvin Minsky: “deceased AI ‘pioneer’ Marvin Minsky (who is accused of assaulting one of Epstein’s victims [2])” The injustice is in the word “assaulting”.

Saying that sexual assault isn't assault is scientific inquiry?

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Re:Richard M. Stallman resigns by offtheisland on Tuesday September 17, 2019 @01:03AM (#20991765)
It's also unjust to say that he was accused of assaulting one of Epstein's victims, when the only accusations are from people who inferred from "she was sent to Minsky's room" that "he said yes".
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