A couple of points.
Firstly, its obvious that what Melody Maxim did was not an "attack". It obvious to anyone with common sense, that she was just doing some research, and came across that disgusting article written by Max O'Connor aka Max More. As she stated, she is a mom, and the grotesque "ideas" in that article are revolting, so she just responded like any healthy parent would.
So there was no "attack" on Max More.
In fact, its the OPPOSITE.
Melody Maxim quotes text from HIS article, that HE WROTE, and then apparently there is a threat of a frivolous SLAPP action? Who is doing the attacking?
Melody Maxim was simply doing her homework and due diligence, and quoted HIS ARTICLE. HE WROTE IT, he published it, he promoted it.
The attacks are from the other side, and the company is the one launching the attacking on critics.
Now onto the soft-spoken, fragile and gentle-hearted Max More. (sarcasm).
He begins by attacking Melody Maxim. She should come to him to ask for permission before she writes her blog article? Or should she just take the text as written?
When has anyone in cryonics given anyone a straight answer, recently?
Melody was 100% in the right to write her article, as she sees fit.
Then he moves into VERY VERY flimsy apologetics. He wrote it as a teenager? More mind-games by Max More.
Born in 1964, write in 1981. That makes him 17-19, depending on the dates.
So he's saying "teenager" but in fact he was an adult.
Anyone remember when they were 18+, and of course knew that adults having sex with minors is not only a criminal act, but the most horrific and disgusting of criminal acts? Of course.
He says at the naive age of 18+, he did not understand, he was too naive to understand, the difference between offering a child candy, as the example that is used? That is absolutely ridiculous. That is obscene.
Of course people know at that age what is going on, he is trying to make it sound like he wrote it when he was a child. Notice now, the text was removed from the internet, so now people are not going to know what that article REALLY says, as opposed to the spin.
And of course...he was also naive and foolish to list it on his webpage!! Max More, playacting the sad-sack.
What a joke.
He also is saying he forgot what was in the article? That is called an Idiot Test, to see how gullible the reader is.
So everything said in the apologetics, is simply spin-doctoring, trying to make it seem like a "mistake", and he "forgot" and yadda yadda. Like when someone from Congress says..."I don't recall" 100x in one session.
Then ole Max More is back to BLAMING OTHERS. They are at fault, for reading his article?
Is this guy for real?
He wrote it, he published it, he put it on his webpage.
Then OTHERS are to blame for what he wrote?
Lastly, there is no one saying anyone is committing a criminal offense. That is up to the authorities in each area.
What is really going on?
A guy had an article he was proud of, as it was one of his first published articles. It was even sold as a pamphlet on AmazonUK. [
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No one said anything about it, so its in the bio for years.
Along comes a new job, and they do "extensive checks", but don't bother to read articles, or don't care? Probably the latter. As they don't want another "clean" outsider coming into the business, that didn't work out too well last time.
Then a few sane people come across this article, and simply QUOTE THE ARTICLE. Any normal person is going to respond very angrily to apologetics around pedophilia. Then the natural public uproar hits the fan, and to save the job on the gravy train, a PR response is designed.
All of a sudden, the aggressive hard-nose guy, is innocent, naive, poor memory, and can't even edit a webpage.
The apologetics from Max More Version 1.0 is revolting.
He is blaming others, play-acting he is a frail innocent who can't remember his own writings, and can't edit his own webpage. But he can get OTHERS websites edited in a few hours, and Melody Maxim was contacted rapidly.
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melmax QUOTE: "Natasha Vita-More is sending me emails, threatening me with litigation, in regard to what she calls my "libelous statement" about her husband. I was not attacking Max More, so much as I was attacking Alcor's choice of a new CEO. I don't see what could be considered "libelous," in quoting Mr. More's own remarks, ..."
You see the game?
Its disinformation.
Just wait for the Max More Version 3.0 Apologetics that is going to come out, where they will refine the message.
But instead of BLAMING OTHERS for being healthy normal people, maybe they should look in the mirror, and start with the facts?
But so far, he is blaming others first, and play-acting innocent, forgetful and naive.
Long ago, the Raelians came out with apologetics around pedophilia and sex. They were saying things that as long as its with "consent". Of course, as soon as that got out, they started to get into very very serious trouble. And Rael all of a sudden decides he likes not going to jail, so he changes his tune, and starts saying the exact opposite in public.