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Re:On Recent Controversial Events by mrkurt on Thursday October 17, 2019 @10:22PM (#21288112)
If RMS had said "diversity is important but not our only goal", there wouldn't be any FSF drama. He didn't say that.

His comments are the wrong comments to defend, I think, for reasons adequately explained in the article. Minimizing the harm powerful people have caused to their victims is not "dissent" we should avoid stifling.

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Re:On Recent Controversial Events by ernst_klim on Friday October 18, 2019 @04:38AM (#21289641)
> His comments are the wrong comments to defend

What exact comments? His comments on Minsky controversy are totally just.

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Re:On Recent Controversial Events by zaptheimpaler on Thursday October 17, 2019 @10:28PM (#21288143)
I wasn't defending his comments. I do think he's an ahole. Not my point though.
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Re:On Recent Controversial Events by mrkurt on Thursday October 17, 2019 @10:30PM (#21288152)
Fair enough! I think elevating his types of position to the level of "dissent" sounds like a defense, because dissent is something I think is admirable.
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