• Fair Fairy@thelemmy.club
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    8 days ago

    Do you remember when radicals were trying to cancel RMS because of him merely defending some accused person.

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      8 days ago

      The whole feud was very sad to unfold.

      Ok, he is not perfect, but we need him, now more than ever. Even if only as a symbol.

    • Eugene V. Debs' Ghost@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      7 days ago

      No, I in fact don’t.

      I recall people questioning his publicly stated beliefs on his website that he updates frequently of “what if the child consents tho?!” when defending someone accused of sexual assault.

      https://www.stallman.org/archives/2006-mar-jun.html#05 June 2006 (Dutch paedophiles form political party)

      Dutch pedophiles have formed a political party to campaign for legalization.

      I am skeptical of the claim that voluntarily pedophilia harms children. The arguments that it causes harm seem to be based on cases which aren’t voluntary, which are then stretched by parents who are horrified by the idea that their little baby is maturing.

      https://stallman-report.org/

      All link his personal website for her views and documented credited places for other statements/citations.