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Foucault, along with most french leftist intellectuals go and write a public letter in support of pedophilia and not only are they not getting in trouble for it

Foucault, along with most french leftist intellectuals go and write a public letter in support of pedophilia and not only are they not getting in trouble for it - many of them are the ideological forerunners to modern leftism. It's not just cus of RMS saying the age of consent is wrong... https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_petition_against_age_of_consent_laws https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_petition_against_age_...

WesolyKubeczek 6y ago
Modern Americans seem to be very conflicted and in a need of a shrink. On one hand, they seem to have this quasi genetic memory of things being an abomination unto the Lord[1], while on the other hand, it's not hip to be openly religious, so they won't openly mention the Lord[1], all the while maintaining their puritanic shackles and even have outrage at the people who don't have those shackles. Just you wait until they realize what you wrote about Foucault and denounce any and all of his achievements ;-) It seems to be very trendy these days. [1] The ironic bit, of course, is that the Scripture doesn't state what the age of consent should even be.
benrbray 6y ago
This happened in 1977, and none of the people who signed it are public figures today, certainly not in the tech sphere. Academics who study philosophy and literature are well aware of the checkered past of the influential figures throughout history. The implication that leftist thought is rooted in pedophilia is, I'm sure, intentional flamebait. I will just point out that, whether or not people are right to vilify Stallman, no one here is suggesting that we abandon the free software movement because one of its most prominent figures said unsavory things. So there is no logical inconsistency.
- odiroot 6y ago
  > This happened in 1977, and none of the people who signed it are public figures today, certainly not in the tech sphere. Aren't Foucault, Derrida and Lyotard still big names and influences in postmodern thought (and the whole "woke" movement)?
  - pseudalopex 6y ago
    "Woke" is just an insult these days. And few activists sit around discussing Derrida.
  - Der_Einzige 6y ago
    They are still huge figures, and some of those who signed this are still alive too.
bigbillheck 6y ago
None of those people should be on the FSF board either.

WesolyKubeczek 6y ago

Modern Americans seem to be very conflicted and in a need of a shrink. On one hand, they seem to have this quasi genetic memory of things being an abomination unto the Lord[1], while on the other hand, it's not hip to be openly religious, so they won't openly mention the Lord[1], all the while maintaining their puritanic shackles and even have outrage at the people who don't have those shackles. Just you wait until they realize what you wrote about Foucault and denounce any and all of his achievements ;-) It seems to be very trendy these days. [1] The ironic bit, of course, is that the Scripture doesn't state what the age of consent should even be.

benrbray 6y ago

This happened in 1977, and none of the people who signed it are public figures today, certainly not in the tech sphere. Academics who study philosophy and literature are well aware of the checkered past of the influential figures throughout history. The implication that leftist thought is rooted in pedophilia is, I'm sure, intentional flamebait. I will just point out that, whether or not people are right to vilify Stallman, no one here is suggesting that we abandon the free software movement because one of its most prominent figures said unsavory things. So there is no logical inconsistency.

odiroot 6y ago
> This happened in 1977, and none of the people who signed it are public figures today, certainly not in the tech sphere. Aren't Foucault, Derrida and Lyotard still big names and influences in postmodern thought (and the whole "woke" movement)?
- pseudalopex 6y ago
  "Woke" is just an insult these days. And few activists sit around discussing Derrida.
- Der_Einzige 6y ago
  They are still huge figures, and some of those who signed this are still alive too.

bigbillheck 6y ago

None of those people should be on the FSF board either.