Re: ESR: Goodbye Fedora <OT>
On Thu, 2007-03-01 at 08:48 -0600, Aaron Konstam wrote:
On Wed, 2007-02-28 at 22:04 -0500, Ric Moore wrote:
> On Tue, 2007-02-27 at 23:15 -0500, Temlakos wrote:
> > Aaron Konstam wrote:
> > > On Mon, 2007-02-26 at 17:19 -0600, Mike McCarty wrote:
> > >
> > >> jdow wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> It's time to stop the political hate fest. But do watch this
video first.
> > >>>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwAtNILh6uY&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eyo...
> > >>>
> > >> Requires FLASH, which I don't have (and don't want)
installed.
> > >> So, sorry, I can't watch it.
> > >>
> > >> Mike
> > >>
> > > I watched the video which was a propaganda piece which would make the
> > > Bush administration proud . I am not sure why one should watch it.
> > Well, /I/ recommend it, to anyone who forgets what a force for good
> > America has been in this world.
> >
> > I voted for both Presidents Bush, and I should very much like to vote
> > for Newt Gingrich, if anyone can persuade him to stand for election as
> > President of the United States.
> >
> > Here is my challenge to you, Aaron: Can you refute that video? Can you
> > deny that without America, any of the newscasts in that video would
> > /not/ have come to pass?
>
>
> Australia would have picked up the slack. <g> Ric
Well here is the thing. I am a Jew. I ma proud of the high percentage of
Nobel Prize winners are Jews. But I would embarrassed and repelled by a
video that took the same attitude about Jews that the video took about
America. That is, thinks that would not have happened if the Jews did
not exist I mean. The video was arrogant and self-serving. And is
certainly OT for this list.
Same thing about Stallman. He did a good and Right Thing (tm) but to ram
"GNU-Linux" down everyone's throat, like he counts and Linus eats worms,
jerks me off no end.
Everyone kindly append <OT> to remain socially polite. :) Ric
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