This post was written by an individual, not “Libre Open Source”. It seems fair and within “the spirit of complete freedom of speech” for one individual to criticize another.

It also seems reasonable for one person to question another’s leadership position given their expressed views.

if a framework has a BDFL, and that BDFL starts getting increasingly political in a polarizing way, then surely it's fair for the community to respond to that.

Yes that is a good point. Thanks

What on Earth does that even mean? "Freedom of speech" only extends to thinly veiled racism, but not criticism of the thinly veiled racism? I'm sorry, but what?