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Re:A Critique of the Open Letter Calling for the Removal of RMS by dpatterbee on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @06:44AM (#26722959)
Do you call people by their names? Seems like you're already forced to call people what they want you to. I believe there's a difference between asking people to refer to you by some identifier and whatever nonsense you're equating it to.
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Re:A Critique of the Open Letter Calling for the Removal of RMS by insert_coin on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @06:54AM (#26723045)
You are not forced to call anyone anything. You have no right to compel anyone to say anything. You can ask, that's about it. They can say no.
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Re:A Critique of the Open Letter Calling for the Removal of RMS by dpatterbee on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @08:17AM (#26723726)
And they can be considered an asshole and asked to not continue their role as a leading representative of a diverse community of people.
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Re:A Critique of the Open Letter Calling for the Removal of RMS by insert_coin on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @08:42AM (#26723968)
Of course!

And the people "asking" can also be considered assholes.

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