I think this is really missing the point. The essay from Drew DeVault didn't say "the FSF is dying, and good riddance", or "help me kill the FSF", or anything l

I think this is really missing the point. The essay from Drew DeVault didn't say "the FSF is dying, and good riddance", or "help me kill the FSF", or anything like that. I read it as aligned with their goals, wanting them to be realized... and saying the FSF is doing a bad job at achieving them, with suggestions for how to improve. This whole response is defending against an imaginary attack that wasn't made.