[mav3rick]

Wow I've seen everything on HN to protect RMS. The Allies action was to counter gratuitous aggression and persecution of large swathes of people. Are you telling me RMS has had the same experiences in his life to warrant his egregious behavior ?

[4bpp]

I don't think my leap from murder to war was greater than your leap from some gauche remarks during a talk in the '90s and a handful of emails lawyering about word choice that might have put some people off working in the speaker's discipline to murder. Other than that, what exactly is your point? At no point did I imply that rms's life history should be compared to the Allied intervention in Europe; I merely brought it up as as an example that proves there is no such thing as a universally accepted rule against trading off murders and people saved.

("Wow, I've seen everything on HN to attack RMS. (...)")

[mav3rick]

If any other person did this, especially someone from FAANG etc. you'll be out with your pitchforks. The double standard is so real.

[DarkWiiPlayer]

Let's accuse strangers of double standards based on our assumption of how they'd act. That seems like a constructive way to have a discussion!

[GoblinSlayer]

I do want FAANG to threaten me that they will kill themselves if I don't go on a date with them.