Do you have the impression that the negative response toward Stallman's recent comments have anything to do with the general concept of "defending" anyone whats

Do you have the impression that the negative response toward Stallman's recent comments have anything to do with the general concept of "defending" anyone whatsoever? I certainly don't have that impression. I think people were upset over the specifics of his comments, not merely the fact that his comments might qualify as a "defense" of another person.