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Re: [News] GPL Opponents Smear Stallman's Character Using Satire Miscomprehension

On 2009-07-22, the following emerged from the brain of Erik Funkenbusch:
> On Wed, 22 Jul 2009 08:09:33 +0000, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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>> Why are people attacking RMS? 
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>>| I don't think Stallman's remarks are particularly tasteful, especially in an 
>>| era of political correctness such as the one we live in. However, to accuse 
>>| him of sexism, when he has clearly explained what he meant to convey, is a 
>>| bit of a stretch.   
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>> http://www.itwire.com/content/view/26405/1090/
>
> Certainly RMS lacks a certain level of skill in recognizing and
> dealing with accepted social mores, and for the most part that's
> perefectly accepatble.  (for those I need to explain that statement
> to, I'm saying that RMS, by his own admission, suffers from a high
> level form of autism and autism is known for it's inability to
> recognize even the most casual social customs in many cases).
>
> The problem is not so much what he's done, but the fact that he
> continues to do it, even after being educated on how his actions are
> offensive.  What's worse, he defends his actions, despite them being
> clearly indefensible.   

Nothing wrong with offensive. The world needs offensive once in a
while. I hope he just continues doing his thing, so that some more of
those politically correct assholes get irritated.

-- 
Your reasoning is excellent -- it's only your basic assumptions
that are wrong.

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