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Re:In Defense of Richard Stallman by CPLX on Monday September 30, 2019 @07:18AM (#21113905)
I mean the guy can think whatever the fuck he wants. He can even tell his friends. He can use nipple clamps and be consentingly spanked with kitchen implements. Nobody gives a shit about any of that stuff.

But if you publicly say stuff like this:

"I think it is morally absurd to define 'rape' in a way that depends on minor details such as which country it was in or whether the victim was 18 years old or 17."

"I think that everyone age 14 or above ought to take part in sex, though not indiscriminately. (Some people are ready earlier.)"

"I am skeptical of the claim that voluntarily [sic] pedophilia harms children. The arguments that it causes harm seem to be based on cases which aren't voluntary, which are then stretched by parents who are horrified by the idea that their little baby is maturing."

Then other people might not want to make the highly discretionary decision to let you, specifically, run their organization.

Re:In Defense of Richard Stallman by ng12 on Monday September 30, 2019 @07:40AM (#21114127)
There are many countries in the world where the age of consent is 14. It was so in Canada, our physical and cultural neighbor, until 2008. Why is it so wildly unacceptable opinion to question an arbitrary line of US law?
Re:In Defense of Richard Stallman by gus_massa on Monday September 30, 2019 @11:42AM (#21116548)
What about other topics like alcohol? Can I think that the 21 years old limit is weird?
Re:In Defense of Richard Stallman by lazylizard on Monday September 30, 2019 @08:08AM (#21114370)
But he was the leader of the free software foundation. Free as in speech.