It is about time that someone on slashdot has posted something political. Republicans and corporations in general are totally anti-privacy, and open-source is a threat to capitalism in the technology sector.
As far as CmdrTaco's opinion goes, aren't most posts on slashdot opinionated or partial in one way or another? I'm not complaining about this, I think its wonderful for a perspective like slashdot to be present.
To say there were "extremists" who "deserved it" is unfounded. Please elaborate. If you are referring to the anarchists and the black bloc, follow your own advise and don't lean with the mainstream, corporate media's sway. What is violence? A little bit of window smashing, self-defense against the police, and low-scale property destruction ( CORPORATE property )? Or is violence police surveillance, countless violations of the Bill of Rights in preemptive strikes and repression of protestors rights? Or is it even pepper spraying, tear gassing, and beating protestors, then exposing them to inhumane jail conditions?
The internet is anarchy, no one to regulate or rule it. Programs like Napster and Freenet are anti-capitalist, they eliminate the "middle man" in the recording industry.
It is time for slashdot to demonstrate its realization that the corporate and state structure are bad for the advancement of computing and science, american recreation, and privacy rights.
Other than that, keep the good work up.
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It is about time that someone on slashdot has posted something political. Republicans and corporations in general are totally anti-privacy, and open-source is a threat to capitalism in the technology sector. As far as CmdrTaco's opinion goes, aren't most posts on slashdot opinionated or partial in one way or another? I'm not complaining about this, I think its wonderful for a perspective like slashdot to be present. To say there were "extremists" who "deserved it" is unfounded. Please elaborate. If you are referring to the anarchists and the black bloc, follow your own advise and don't lean with the mainstream, corporate media's sway. What is violence? A little bit of window smashing, self-defense against the police, and low-scale property destruction ( CORPORATE property )? Or is violence police surveillance, countless violations of the Bill of Rights in preemptive strikes and repression of protestors rights? Or is it even pepper spraying, tear gassing, and beating protestors, then exposing them to inhumane jail conditions? The internet is anarchy, no one to regulate or rule it. Programs like Napster and Freenet are anti-capitalist, they eliminate the "middle man" in the recording industry. It is time for slashdot to demonstrate its realization that the corporate and state structure are bad for the advancement of computing and science, american recreation, and privacy rights. Other than that, keep the good work up.