People hold extreme views for a variety of reasons and their hands can reveal why they think that way. People are often suspicious of radicals, specially of their motives. Are these people genuine or simply trying to attract attention? Are they kooks of some kind? The hand can unmask a person to a large extent.
The most dominant aspect of Richard Stallman's hand is that the well developed Mount of Moon. This shows an imagination developed to an intense degree, making the person fanciful, over-sensitive and cold. Such people often imagine slights, not because they have a big ego, but because they actually imagine they are being attacked. They often live in a dream world, seeing everything from their own perspective only. Their imagination increases their sense of dissatisfaction with life, and they usually imagine the worst of people. Stallman’s Saturn finger shows cynicism as well, and when combined with the excessive imagination, it can show a person to be a trouble-maker who likes to stir up the pot (pronounced lower moon). But people with strong Lunar qualities are not evil.
(For a look at Stallman's hand click
here. Richard Stallman is an American software freedom activist and the founder of free software.)
Richard Stallman is far from evil. The flip-side of his persona is that he is a deeply compassionate man (setting of the Heartline and thumb and size and height of Venus) who feels acutely for the underdog. These signs counter-balance the coldness to some extent, but Stallman’s compassion is more cold than warm. The strong Moon ensures that he is not a Mother Theresa. Stallman’s compassion is more conceptual and intellectual (confirmed by finger phalanges). Idealism and self-righteousness is present in good amounts (Jupiter finger). But there is no doubt that Stallman is genuine, with a real concern for those he believes are being exploited. That is where it all stems from.
He is also a doer; aggressive, determined and action-oriented when it comes to implementing his ideas (shape of fingers and thumb). However his lines do not show a strong enough outlet for his strong creative mental energy/talent and restlessness, and this does not bode well for balance of personality.
The shape of Stallman’s thumb shows bluntness and a person not amenable to logic. It is very difficult to reason with people with this sign however intelligent they are.
Stallman is quite straightforward and honest, but he is not above manipulation (finger shape). He is however not an open person (thumb), and this is a trait that does not sit well with any social activist.
Related Reading:
Julian Assange's hands reveal that he is not a predator! or
The Hand Analysis of Bill Gates or
Steve Jobs' hands speak to us about his inner self and his success or or
Warren Buffet's hand reading
Or check out the hand readings of other
Social Activists.