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@drewdevault@fosstodon.org Personally the only pattern that I see here is Stallman's hyperfixation on words and their meanings in a similar trend to GNU's famous "words to avoid" list.

I'm think he is aware of power dynamics and coercion. But those things are not physical violence, so he does not consider them to fit under the umbrella of (sexual) assault because in his mind assault is a word used for exclusively physical violence.

While Stallman is hyperfixated on getting other people to start using the correct words for stuff he sounds like he's defending people who have committed crimes. But all he's doing is just trying to get people to use the correct words, which I consider very neurodivergent behavior.

In your post I have the most issues with this statement:At these events, in these private homes, he may be afforded many opportunities to privacy with vulnerable people, including minors that, in his view, can consent to having sex with adults.I think this specifically is a very disingenuous and unacceptable statement. I think if you knew Stallman you would not be making implications such as this. He definitely does not want to take advantage of vulnerable people.