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Re:Here We Go Again by encryptluks2 on Thursday March 25, 2021 @10:25AM (#26580673)
What situation is that exactly? Be specific.. the article was light on details and seemed like it was trying too hard to influence opinion based on feelings rather than facts.
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Re:Here We Go Again by encryptluks2 on Thursday March 25, 2021 @10:34AM (#26580788)
From what I could tell these are literally political attacks taking things out of context. I saw one saying that Stallman said it was okay for people to pester for sex. Then I went and read what he said and no where did he say that.
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Re:Here We Go Again by Chris2048 on Thursday March 25, 2021 @10:39AM (#26580840)
The problem with attacking Stallman on a lie then saying "Yeah, but there was other legitimate stuff too" is that the initial misrepresentation demonstrates bad faith - which casts doubt on later insinuations.

If there is stuff that Stallman legitimately has to answer for, so be it, but in the context of kicking him while down, Gish-gallop style, this is pure justification after the fact.

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