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Re: [LUG] [OT] Libertarianism - was "Watching the results trickle in ..."

 

Ralph Smithen wrote:
> 2009/6/16 Tom Potts <tompotts@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>   
>> On Tuesday 16 June 2009 00:31, Ralph Smithen wrote:
>>     
>>> 2009/6/15 M.Blackmore <mblackmore@xxxxxxxxx>:
>>>       
>>>> Bad news for Open Source anyway is the final outcome, alas.
>>>>
>>>> Unless they are libertarians which I doubt.
>>>>         
>>> Just in case there are any others interested in libertarianism (which
>>> seems probable for FLOSS fans), I'd like to advertise a political
>>> party that was founded just a year and a half ago: the Libertarian
>>> Party UK.
>>>
>>> http://lpuk.org
>>>
>>> They didn't participate in the EU elections, as they favour British
>>> sovereignty, but would be my only choice in our elections. Please take
>>> a moment to check their manifesto out - the political party for
>>> freedom advocates :)
>>>       
>> But they are not for freedom - they deny your right to think differently from
>> them:
>>
>> Party membership is open to all those:...
>> who are not members of any organisation whose objectives are incompatible with
>> those of the Party
>>     
>
> They do not deny anyone's rights! If you want to be a member of the
> party, then you have to abide by their terms. There is no compulsion
> to join.
>
> What would you make of someone that claimed to be a member of the LUG
> yet persisted in preaching the superiority of proprietary software?
> Why would anyone want to do that? What is there, out of interest, in
> their objectives and policies that you disagree with?
>
>   
>> I demand the right to be seemingly illogical - or human as some call it
>>     
>
> A right you appear to be bravely asserting ;)
>
>   
I demand the right to have babies, don't you oppress me ! Vote Judean
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