I think enough of us have imperfections that we can appreciate that people who've done wonderful things have also done some very $#!tty things. Someone doesn't need to be a saint to still have a wide, positive influence.

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tptacek 2 hours ago | parent [-]

Which wonderful things are you referring to?

	▲	akerl_ 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I went looking to refresh my memory, and Wikipedia reminded me about the brief window where ESR lent his voice to the Great Slate and helped raise money for progressive campaigns.