Re:On Recent Controversial Events
by lisp-missionary on Friday October 18, 2019 @09:33AM
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He's been fired. That's not the same thing as using your words and yoy know it.
Re:On Recent Controversial Events
by dragonwriter on Friday October 18, 2019 @10:35AM
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> He's been fired
Yes.
> That's not the same thing as using your words
It's an exercise of property and association rights, rather than speech rights, so, sure, it's a different thing on a precise enough level.
On the other hand, it's the same thing on the level of exercise of rights in which others thoughts and feelings need not be considered outside of voluntary (e.g., contractual) commitments or legal mandates.
Dr. Stallman is free to exercise his rights in manners which disregard the thoughts and feelings of others. He should not, however, be surprised that his doing so is reciprocated.
He doesn't have to be.
Of course, equally, they don't need to at all be concerned with his thoughts or feelings when exercising their rights, either.
Now, if he wants them to give favorable consideration to him when exercising their freedoms, well...