[Discuss] RMS

[Derek Martin]

On Mon, Sep 23, 2019 at 11:23:26AM -0500, Derek Martin wrote:
>     Whatever conduct you want to criticize, you should describe it with a
>     specific term that avoids moral vagueness about the nature of the
>     criticism.
> 
> I can not see how, unless you suck at reading English, you can
> interpret this any way other than that he takes issue with the term
> "sexual assault" PRECISELY because it is NOT "clearly defined."

So I lied, I do see a way:  If you choose to read in the worst
possible unstated intentions of the person making the statements.
This is unfortunately a tactic that has become commonplace in recent
years.  Then you get the interpretation that you have taken.

> > Now substitute Epstein for Minsky in RMS' rhetoric and see what you get.

Actully what rms expressly called for--being explicit about that which you
are accusing someone--would work just fine if you substituted Epstein
for Minsky.

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