[Karunamon]

The author has chosen to make a public statement with arguments X Y and Z, everyone else is free to critically evaluate those statements.

And yes, fragility I believe is the right word to describe killing a technical conference because he doesn't like another speaker.

[thescribe]

It reminds me of this quote, which I believe is attributed to GRRM.

“When you cut out a man’s tongue, you are not proving him a liar, you’re only telling the world that you fear what he might say.”

[xsmasher]

A is free to make or not make controversial statements, B is free to provide or not provide a platform for A, C is free to support or not support B.

No ones rights have been abridged, and everyone's freedoms have been preserved.