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Comment by loeg

Lynching has a specific context in the United States; it has the history and connotation of racist terrorism.

No one dislikes Stallman on the basis of the color of his skin, and no one is murdering him. The use is a grossly inappropriate metaphor that diminishes the real meaning of the word.

parent loeg 7 years ago

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