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Re: [LUG] Re: American Troll

 

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Tom Potts wrote:
> The atom was not a product of American innovation - all  the innovation
> came from non-us citizens.  Americans don't innovate - innovation is
> against the American constitution. They use capital to buy innovation
> and suppress it - M$.  The last American development was the transistor
> and that was a discovery - it took over 25 years before it was
> understood how it worked!

Another generalisation that is just as unfair as that of the original
troll. MIT has a long tradition of innovation - Richard Stallman for one.

> Most visitors from the US would not recognise satire - its
> unconstitutional! The US constitution is the only constitution that
> guarantees the pursuit of happiness. And they still believe it!

Happiness is not incompatible with sharing, the pursuit of happiness can
be good for communities of all types. The problem is not the pursuit of
happiness, it is the pursuit of the happiness of the individual to the
exclusion of the happiness of others.

It is similar to the earlier discussions here about discussing the
philosophy of free software as part of promoting GNU/Linux. Freedom
comes with responsibilities. To be free, you must also respect the
freedoms of others - another way of saying that the first link in the
chain or oppression imprisons us all. (IIRC an Amnesty International quote).

"You can only protect your liberties in this world by protecting the
other man's freedom. You can only be free if I am free."
http://www.wisdomquotes.com/001634.html


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Neil Williams
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