| >Freedom of speech isn't the freedom to not be publicly judged about what you say. This is not just about being judged, it's about being judged and executed for your opinions.
The judges and the juries have already handed out their verdict and will personally hand out the punishment, and if you dare question it you'll likely be next on the list. For example, I've seen that those who sided against RMS create a script to block those who signed the petition in his support. It's infuriating, it's a childish behavior that doesn't help anyone, it serves only to further polarize and radicalize the two sides, and further reduces the room for discussion. If there even was room left, that is. [1] This is not an ecosystem where people are able to express their ideas. There is either black or white. You are either with us or against us. And if you express moderate opinions you risk angering both sides, and good luck with that. You have to carefully weight every single word, because all it takes is for a single person to take issue with your comment enough to signal it to the cancel culture mob on Twitter to mobilize a horde of vocal complainers with plenty of spare time that will do everything they can to make you regret ever typing it out, either now or in the future. It's outright barbaric behavior from both sides that has been seen time and time again in the last years. Do you honestly consider this "freedom of speech"? --- [1] As another commenter points out, this kind of stuff comes from both sides. The given example was just fresh in my mind. |
And people who support RMS want to have Molly Le Blanc arrested for starting the petition to remove him[0].
[0]https://debian.community/molly-de-blanc-arrest-and-prosecuti...