I disagree completely with the hyperbolic description of John Sullivan. Charging him with "gaslighting" or assuming some bad intentions on his part is as bad or worse than his actions.
Yes indeed, he was wrong to say (not quote) that you were bringing up "murder" when you used the term "lynching". But it's not that different from RMS emphasizing that "piracy" is stealing on the high seas etc. and should never be used for sharing art and ideas with other people. John might not have said it right, but he was basically saying not to use terms like "lynching" for this situation. That term refers to actual murder. I have no reason to think John has any ill will toward RMS. Incidentally, I'm one of those people who thinks basically *all* the blame should go toward the mob outrage and that RMS is basically innocent. I still strongly respect and admire RMS, and I wish other people had more capacity to have empathy, compassion, and patience with his quirks (which is all they are, RMS has never actively sought to hurt people). _______________________________________________ Discussion mailing list [email protected] https://lists.fsfellowship.eu/mailman/listinfo/discussion
