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> Anonymous accusations are a fine way to harass and intimidate anyone you disagree with or have a grudge against. As the article points out, it's a fine tool f
by 908B64B197 4y ago
> Anonymous accusations are a fine way to harass and intimidate anyone you disagree with or have a grudge against. As the article points out, it's a fine tool for oppression.
That's exactly what happened to Stallman, who was cancelled by a mob citing... an anonymous blog post!
> A fundamental right we have in the US is the right to face our accusers, for good reason. Here's the text of it:
That's the beauty of all these "ethics committees" or "institutional boards" : they don't have to adhere to the much stricter standards of a real court of law. This is, of course, by design.