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Did you choke on your dinner typing that?
Personally I would think that those of a liberal persuasion would be more inclined to be in the Microsoft camp. Single gigantic entity taking care of everyone, telling them what they want, and how they will do things.
You haven't been paying attention to American politics recently then. The voting machines alone (whether or not they were rigged, they were still proprietary closed source controlled by a central corporation) stick conservatives in the Microsoft camp, for the very reasons which you state. Microsoft is at its core "social conservatism": government tells you what you want and how you will do things.
As for "taking care of everyone": Since when does Microsoft "take care of everyone"? Microsoft does its level best to kill off any alternatives to Microsoft which are free (the closest equivalent to "social programs"). Under Microsoft all highways are toll roads, all cars are metered usage, everyone pays for everything they get.
-----Original Message----- From: Aaron Spiegel [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 10:16 AM To: kclug Subject: Re: Open Source Values
Of course, this is limited to conservatives, because liberal and independent politicians/media/personalities are all honest, and have logical, consistent stances on issues.
===== And I always thought: the very simplest words Must be enough. When I say what things are like Everyone's heart must be torn to shreds. That you'll go down if you don't stand up for yourself Surely you see that.
-- Bertolt Brecht
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