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They should all be held accountable, sadly I do not wield such power to hold them to account. That said, while the headlines are sensational, the fact is that
by dlp211 7y ago
They should all be held accountable, sadly I do not wield such power to hold them to account.
That said, while the headlines are sensational, the fact is that RMS doesn't seem to understand what willing means or power dynamics.
- ipince 7y agoI think the news (and many others) are misunderstanding what rms said (or they intentionally misrepresented his words). The way I understand what rms said is that the victim would've acted ("presented herself") as willing to Minsky, while being coerced by Epstein. That does not imply she was actually willing in any way shape or form. I think you're misunderstanding it too, based on your statement: "RMS doesn't seem to understand what willing means." The way I see it, what rms did was (strategically) dumb and tactless, but not unethical at all.
- Tomte 7y agoIt's funny how so many people try to split hairs regarding the exact wording, but even so: sleeping with an underage girl wouldn't have been fine, it would have been unethical, not to speak of illegal. So RMS' defense of child abusers is stupid, harmful, malignant and yes, unethical.
- mantas 7y agoIf child abusers is called out for another crime which he didn't do, is it really unethical, harmful and malignant to defend him against wrong claims?