wish i had a clue stick to smack buffet upside the head!

[Rick Tomaschuk]

Supposedly Al Capone ran soup kitchens to feed the hungry. Its ironic
that these billionaires are sending so much money abroad while their own
country is collapsing from inclement weather and corruption. American
elite business goals are to push for global domination. Africa is the
next logical untapped resource. Where are people going to live...on the
moon?
RickT

On Sun, 2006-06-25 at 22:02 -0400, JoeHill wrote:
> On Sun, 25 Jun 2006 19:54:38 -0400
> Jamon Camisso got an infinite number of monkeys to type out:
> 
> > There is such a thing as redemption in my mind,
> > and I honestly think it would be a great thing indeed (ironic even?) for
> > the Gates' and Buffet to spend the money they've extracted from people
> > and companies over the years on charitable projects that we would never
> > have donated to in the first place for wont of maintaining our petty
> > middle class comforts.
> > 
> > That being said, I wouldn't have discovered computers without said
> > middle-class status... so it goes. Regardless, we're here now, someone
> > is trying to make a difference in the world. That someone *can* affect
> > the quality of life of a large number of people to a considerable
> > degree. Let's not forget that is really my entire point.
> 
> To my mind, I can see both sides. It is, as you say, possible (I hope for my
> own sake!) to redeem oneself after past misdeeds.
> 
> What sticks in my craw is the point that Ted, if I understand correctly, was
> trying to make.
> 
> You are correct that computing in general is mostly a concern of the wealthier
> nations, and our 'petty middly class comforts'. Most people on the planet are
> concerned with their next meal more than what's on Slashdot ;-)
> 
> However, I would wager that, sans M$'s monopoly, computing, free software, and
> the benefits that result from connectivity, would *not* be limited to us in our
> comfy Western Middle Class abodes.
> 
> Organization is one very important key to prosperity, and were it not for Gates
> and others, I believe that computing technologies would have levelled the
> playing field somewhat between the 'haves' and 'have nots' (here comes William
> Park..."Commie!" LOL!)
> 
> In any case, history's been written, and Bill is trying, I guess to repay all
> the money he stole, but I don't think he should be getting medals for it,
> considering how he got it in the first place.
> 
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