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He's not an activist; that's what makes him effective. The history of "social justice" movements is full of examples where some people were in favour of revolut
by omouse 15y ago
He's not an activist; that's what makes him effective. The history of "social justice" movements is full of examples where some people were in favour of revolution as opposed to mere reform. There are a lot of people that want to live in a world where free software can be used and sold alongside proprietary software; Stallman and other revolutionaries envision a world where proprietary software is seen as a horrible social evil that the only common sense choice is to write free software. However, he doesn't want to force you to that; he's simply talking about and discussing his alternative and hoping that you realize that it's better than the current situation.
Stallman doesn't need to waste his breath if there are many others who want to talk about reformist approaches.