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Richard Stallman's Political Notes

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Protecting opinions you disapprove of

lundi 25 novembre 2019 à 01:00

The University of Indiana recognized that it cannot fire a professor for his bigoted statements on Twitter. As a public institution it must obey the first amendment.

I too disapprove of his bigotry, but I think it is proper to protect people from bring fired because of unpopular opinions of any kind. Freedom of speech includes the freedom to state views you and I disapprove of.

Toying with people lives

lundi 25 novembre 2019 à 01:00

Former Israeli occupation soldier: "… looking back a few years later, I realize what being drunk with power combined with boredom can do to you. You toy with the life and livelihood of a person for entertainment."

Hong Kong university siege

lundi 25 novembre 2019 à 01:00

Some protesters remain besieged in the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. They are afraid to surrender to the thugs because the thugs might maul them.

Zuckerberg and the conman

lundi 25 novembre 2019 à 01:00

It is natural that Zuckerberg had a secret meeting with the conman. The two have the same basic political stance: "More money!"

However, one could be shocked that Zuckerberg joined right-wing billionaire Peter Thiel at the same dinner.

Reflective satellites blind telescope

lundi 25 novembre 2019 à 01:00

50,000 planned low-orbit satellites with reflective surfaces could make a new telescope unable to see the potential Earth-colliding asteroids it was designed to find.