[clue-talk] Politics, anyone?

[Angelo Bertolli]

David Rudder wrote:
> Collins Richey wrote:
>> Hmmm, I would be interested in that research! I haven't found any
>> Democrats with any pull in the party who aren't in the socialist or
>> Michael Moore (hate America first) camp.
>>   
> I wonder if this tactic is going to work in 2008.  Since I vote 
> Democrat, I'm a socialist and I hate America?  Even if you don't mean 
> the hoi polloi, do you really think Joe Biden hates America?  
> Personally, I find it a little tough to believe that you think Joe 
> Biden, a man I respect, hates America, and yet you have no problem 
> with me.  Seriously, do you really think I hate America?  Has there 
> been anything I've said that indicates that I backed Al Qaeda, or that 
> I'm hoping for America to fail?  I have the means to move to Europe if 
> I desired...perhaps you think I've stayed in the country I hate 
> because I'm working to undermine it from the inside.  Insidious Linux 
> Programmer Hurts USA With Aw3s0me Coding Skillz?
>
> Or, is it just that you really can't have a political discussion about 
> a particular candidate, Huckabee, without insulting everyone who 
> disagrees with your beliefs? 

Don't worry David:  this is exactly the kind of talk that pushes people 
like me who sit on the fence between the parties toward the Democrat 
side.  And the next time someone acts like "socialist" is a bad word, 
remind them that all the "socialist" countries mysteriously seem to have 
longer life spans than we do, not to mention more vacation time.  ;)

Sorry folks, but that kind of "leave me alone and I'll leave you alone" 
attitude really only works in places where your neighbor still isn't 
living on top of you, which explains why most of the middle of the 
country is red.  And since this is a Linux list... just how "socialist" 
do you think the idea behind the GPL is?  Think about it.

Angelo