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		CPLX on Sept 20, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Concerning ‘Remove Richard Stallman’ > If the blog statements were enough to cancel him, why now and not a few weeks ago or a year ago? Probably because people just noticed them? Saying “he’s been doing this unacceptable thing forever and appears to be consistent” is not really compelling either.

javagram on Sept 20, 2019 [–]

They were public statements on his blog, people certainly noticed them earlier.

It just wasn’t considered enough whereas media headlines (falsely) stating he defended Epstein resulted in immediate action

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