You've got to be kidding me! No one is bullying Stallman and even if they were, standing up against Stallman-bullying != anything close to the LGBT movement, wo

You've got to be kidding me! No one is bullying Stallman and even if they were, standing up against Stallman-bullying != anything close to the LGBT movement, women's right, and definitely not slavery. I say it often and I must say it again here as it definitely applies: Really? C'mon. Reaalllyy?? Just c'mon! I'm going to write a blog post about how no one can say mean things about the president anymore (any president from now on) and equate strongly disagreeing with prominent public figures and saying any mean thing about them is as bad as slavery and gay bashing. Does that sound reasonable? Nah. Didn't think so. Stallman is a public figure and like it or not, people say mean things about them publicly. It goes with the territory. People like that have to deal with it and I really doubt they lose sleep over nasty comments on Internet message boards and blog comments. You know, I was always a huge Steve Jobs fan. Maybe even a fanboy. I've seen all sorts of crazy comments about him all over the web but I never once thought the guy needed me or anyone else to stand up for him nor do I think he paid any mind at all to what us little people said about him. I admit I'm a bit biased. I don't like Stallman. I'm on board with parts of what he stands for but generally don't like his attitude and the way he conducts himself publicly. That said, if Stallman wants people to stop bullying him then he should get out of the public eye. I know he's no Paris Hilton when it comes to media attention but amongst circles like ours here on HN he qualifies as a public figure. This post is preposterous to me and I can't believe it's a top story. Oh, and please don't down vote me because that's bullying and losing all my karma on HN would hurt my feelings! (Actually, I would get a little tiny bit upset but I, apparently unlike Stallman am prepared to face the consequences of voicing my opinion in a public forum).