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Re:Richard Stallman back at Free Software Foundation, says h... by aejnsn on Monday March 22, 2021 @03:19PM (#26545435)
Did Stallman basically attempt to say Minsky should not be ashamed or ridiculed because Minsky was propositioned by an Epstein victim?
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Re:Richard Stallman back at Free Software Foundation, says h... by packetslave on Monday March 22, 2021 @03:26PM (#26545525)
From a verge article: 'Stallman said that “the most plausible scenario” was that Epstein’s victim “presented herself to [Marvin Minsky] as entirely willing.”' e.g Epstein ordered the girl to say she was willing, when she very much was not.

Unfortunately, that got mangled in subsequent reporting to "Stallman said that Epstein's victims were entirely willing." Cue the firestorm.

edit: better quoting

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Re:Richard Stallman back at Free Software Foundation, says h... by mariodiana on Monday March 22, 2021 @03:24PM (#26545508)
No.
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Re:Richard Stallman back at Free Software Foundation, says h... by dvfjsdhgfv on Monday March 22, 2021 @05:13PM (#26547171)
Not only this is untrue, but most media outlets repeating this lie didn't ever bother to correct and apologize.
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