Ben Macguire

All I want is for people to own the consequences for their actions.

You mean like, own the consequences when you harass women for decades and defend/normalise rape? I agree.

That's on him. On our part we have to be humane.

If you suffer because of the consequences of your harmful behaviour or because set boundaries upon you, it's not the fault of the ones calling out your harmful actions. You can learn, change, apologise. You can't expect the ppl you harmed to do the work.

I agree -- but instead of using the opportunity to teach Stallman, people went directly into "cancelling" him.

So, how many decades of refusal to learn and continue to cause massive harm would you think to be appropriate? The point of "directly" is long, long over. You are harming his victims when expecting them to do anything other than set the most consequential boundaries they can.

Even now after experiencing serious consequences there is not the slightest sign of understanding, remorse or change. Why do you advocate to continue letting him get away with harming others due to his position?

I haven't seen anyone advocate for letting him continue to harm folks.