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of the examples of the implications of this treaty is US based web sites having to comply with the
narrow laws of countries like China or Morocco."
Or Europe based web sites having to comply with the narrow laws (concerning e.g. nudity, drugs, or cryptography) of hyporcrite US.
...and besides that, there's nothing wrong with communism, anyway. Even though I really can't believe many braindead Hollywood actors actually knowing anything about anything political.
Do you really not trust yourself with the power of life and death over others? Maybe you should turn in your driver's license.
Except the fact that cars are made for solving transportation problems, but guns are designed only for killing.
Although I really would like to see private car owning banned as well, but that's a completely separate issue... (as is the fact that I actually don't see anything wrong in killing people - slaughtering animals is IMHO the deadly sin number one and generally worth immediate capital punishment).
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And what is your definition of socialism then?
I guess you haven't read any of Marx's or Engel's works, then?
Lenin of course had, but his implementation still didn't meet the specifications. And as we all know, Stalin changed the course of the ship more than a bit - socialism hasn't got anything to do with dictatorship, although both are valid and fine forms of government, IMHO.
Sue me, sue you, hey, let's everybody sue everyone. And while we are at that, let's turn our friends, relatives and neigbours over to "law enforsement" agencies.
Now that's the greatest "democracy" in the world in action, alright.
Almost any moral system is preferable to having none.
Most I know I so skewed and hypocritical, I wouldn't want anybody to enforce them to unwilling public. And that includes my own moral system.
Up to the 20th century, most civilizations were able to at least formally agree on something called ethics
Totally false assumption. Classic western civilization ethics are not world-wide. Heck, even christian ethics are supported by only minority of the earth's population. Ask nearest hindu if you don't believe me.
And if you really thought about the thing, cutting the power usage in major scale is the only viable solution to save the environment from completely turning to wasteland and to conserve enough natural resources for the future generations (sic!). We really don't need all the energy used today, especially in the industry and transporting but in the average household, too. In short, we're wasting a lot of resources by being stupid, ignorant, short-sighted and selfish within our daily lives (yes, myself included).
Jello Biafra is more of a fucking fascist than you might want to think. He's a god damned buffoon.
Of course he is to you. But enlightened (as his philosophy tends to be when compared to alternatives - have you read his texts, BTW?) oligarchy or dictatorship would only serve us all (and the world in general) much better.
I'd vote for Jello, anyway. But then, I am a buffoon.
Or so called "pollution control" (btw. Europe is not cleaner than US )
Get your facts right. The US alone is responsible for 37% of the climate pollution in the world, and so far has been very non-cooperative to do anything about it. See the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change held in Haag just this month for the exact figures.
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The same goes for Blacks; the Sahara desert made a significant geographic barrier to any sub-Saharan/European contact which would have resulted in a slave trade.
Capitalism is more efficient then communism in most ways because it forces people to be effective, or be left behind. it also promotes competetion
- which weeds out the chaff. On the other hand, capitalism promotes 'trade secrets', and so the state of the art is held back in may ways, because
people are not as easily able to 'stand on the shoulders of giants' as they may be in other systems. So far, this has been a small price to pay for
capitalism's benefits.
Not to be picky or anything as your thoughts were generally very plausible, but this price we are paying for the benefits of capitalism is not small. Not even bearable.
20th century capitalism and the failed tries at socialism/communism (none succeeded IMHO) are the reasons why the whole world is on its death spirale as of now. So, the ideology behind corporatism needs to get the boot.
Sounds like Linux to me, not there is anything wrong with that, lets just call a spade a spade.
I don't know about the exact likeness of GPL and communism (should re-evaluate the license text with Marx on hand someday), just that IMHO both are good and dandy.
How many people who support free software support communism?
Count me in.
>the products made by Communists were, and are inferior in build and technology
Not true on all counts. Soviets were first in space, remember?
Although I really don't see any nation thus far being really communist or socialist, they've all fallen to various pitholes on the way up and failed to reach that goal.
It promotes laziness
because people are given money whether they do a good job or not. I don't see what this has to do with free software.
This sounds exactly like what's happening with dot-coms of the world. And you know what, some of them are using free software (scary thought, I admit).
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Sounds like more of a socialist manifesto than a charter of Rights.
As always, it's easy to dismiss the positive human rights when you don't have them.
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Or Europe based web sites having to comply with the narrow laws (concerning e.g. nudity, drugs, or cryptography) of hyporcrite US.
Pot, kettle, etc.
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...and besides that, there's nothing wrong with communism, anyway. Even though I really can't believe many braindead Hollywood actors actually knowing anything about anything political.
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So IMHO there would be no harm even if FSF would be a Marxist organisation (which it just doesn't seem to be).
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Err... so, what's wrong with communism?
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You people... well, I'm speechless in front of your legistlature system.
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Now that would be a good start.
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And this is bad in what way?
Both GNU and socialism are good, whether you like it or not.
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You're dead right there. And it's almost funny how efficiently AIDS, Ebola, Bush and Kim Jong-Il, etc. are keeping up the good work.
The more people die the more we get high-calory cat food and the more I will cheer.
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There is plenty wrong with procreation, see Voluntary Human Extinction Movement for a start.
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People make good cat food. That's all.
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Except the fact that cars are made for solving transportation problems, but guns are designed only for killing.
Although I really would like to see private car owning banned as well, but that's a completely separate issue... (as is the fact that I actually don't see anything wrong in killing people - slaughtering animals is IMHO the deadly sin number one and generally worth immediate capital punishment).
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I guess you haven't read any of Marx's or Engel's works, then?
Lenin of course had, but his implementation still didn't meet the specifications. And as we all know, Stalin changed the course of the ship more than a bit - socialism hasn't got anything to do with dictatorship, although both are valid and fine forms of government, IMHO.
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BZT! Wrong answer. It's the opposite.
Humans ought to die away. The sooner the better.
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Now that's the greatest "democracy" in the world in action, alright.
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Most I know I so skewed and hypocritical, I wouldn't want anybody to enforce them to unwilling public. And that includes my own moral system.
Up to the 20th century, most civilizations were able to at least formally agree on something called ethics
Totally false assumption. Classic western civilization ethics are not world-wide. Heck, even christian ethics are supported by only minority of the earth's population. Ask nearest hindu if you don't believe me.
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Stopping the reproduction completely for few decades would be another good step as well, though.
And to comment the electric cars quote and bring some good ol' flamefest back: cars are a stupid idea, period.
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Worked fine for me. See 6210.
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Of course he is to you. But enlightened (as his philosophy tends to be when compared to alternatives - have you read his texts, BTW?) oligarchy or dictatorship would only serve us all (and the world in general) much better.
I'd vote for Jello, anyway. But then, I am a buffoon.
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Get your facts right. The US alone is responsible for 37% of the climate pollution in the world, and so far has been very non-cooperative to do anything about it. See the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change held in Haag just this month for the exact figures.
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I suggest you read the excellent book "Exterminate All the Brutes": One Man's Odyssey into the Heart of Darkness and the Origins of European Genocide by Sven Lindqvist (or any other of his books on the subject of racism) on the few centuries long organized genocide Europeans put on in Africa. Might wave off some of the right-wing hypocrisy you are spouting.
See also this and this on Lindqvist and forementioned books.
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Not to be picky or anything as your thoughts were generally very plausible, but this price we are paying for the benefits of capitalism is not small. Not even bearable.
20th century capitalism and the failed tries at socialism/communism (none succeeded IMHO) are the reasons why the whole world is on its death spirale as of now. So, the ideology behind corporatism needs to get the boot.
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I don't know about the exact likeness of GPL and communism (should re-evaluate the license text with Marx on hand someday), just that IMHO both are good and dandy.
Not that there's anything wrong with BSD, too.
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Count me in.
>the products made by Communists were, and are inferior in build and technology
Not true on all counts. Soviets were first in space, remember?
Although I really don't see any nation thus far being really communist or socialist, they've all fallen to various pitholes on the way up and failed to reach that goal.
It promotes laziness because people are given money whether they do a good job or not. I don't see what this has to do with free software.
This sounds exactly like what's happening with dot-coms of the world. And you know what, some of them are using free software (scary thought, I admit).
There you go.
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