Good causes sometimes have bad consequences. Blacks, women, and other historical out-groups were right to demand equality before the law and the full… - Eric S. Raymond

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Good causes sometimes have bad consequences. Blacks, women, and other historical out-groups were right to demand equality before the law and the full respect and liberties due to any member of our civilization; but the tactics they used to "raise consciousness" have sometimes veered into the creepy and pathological, borrowing the least sane features of religious evangelism.

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About Eric S. Raymond

Eric S. Raymond (born December 4, 1957), often referred to by his initials ESR, is the author of The Cathedral and the Bazaar and the present maintainer of the Jargon File (also known as "The New Hacker's Dictionary").

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Native Name: Eric Steven Raymond
Alternative Names: Eric Raymond ESR

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