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Presumably that was his actual views back then. People have relied heavily on that second quote to prove that he still holds those views though.
by makomk 7y ago
Presumably that was his actual views back then. People have relied heavily on that second quote to prove that he still holds those views though.
- foldr 7y agoIf he hasn't very publicly retracted that view and apologized (and: he hasn't), then he shouldn't be surprised that people aren't willing to give him the benefit of the doubt when he talks about sex crimes.
- flukus 7y ago> If he hasn't very publicly retracted that view and apologized (and: he hasn't) Except he has (https://www.stallman.org/archives/2019-jul-oct.html https://www.stallman.org/archives/2019-jul-oct.html): > 14 September 2019 (Sex between an adult and a child is wrong) Many years ago I posted that I could not see anything wrong about sex between an adult and a child, if the child accepted it. Through personal conversations in recent years, I've learned to understand how sex with a child can harm per psychologically. This changed my mind about the matter: I think adults should not do that. I am grateful for the conversations that enabled me to understand why.
- foldr 7y agoThat was only posted after he came under pressure, and contains no apology.