On 01/12/2015 12:47 PM, Cathal (Phone) wrote: > I think it inappropriate to insert your own text in a quoted > block without making it clear that you're misquoting someone > deliberately. Whatever your (provably false with well established > psych/sociological research) notions of personal merit vs. wealth, > they are not Stallman's: keep them out of the block, or don't > pretend it's a quote.
My condolences if you were misled. Enclosing insertions in quotes between square brackets is standard practice, I believe. I'm not arguing strongly that non-wealth reflects weakness, cluelessness or stupidity. The game is clearly rigged. And there are many worthy goals besides money. But I do believe strongly that victimhood is maladaptive. > On 12 January 2015 17:07:05 GMT+00:00, Mirimir <[email protected]> wrote: >> On 01/11/2015 10:39 PM, Juan wrote: >>> On Sun, 11 Jan 2015 23:00:38 -0500 >>> grarpamp <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> On Sun, Jan 11, 2015 at 4:34 PM, Juan <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> about serious stuff like constantly invoking freedom >>>>> while being a crass statist. >>>> >>>> It's a trap! >>> >>> >>> Ha. Wait! >>> >>> https://stallman.org/articles/why-we-need-a-state.html >> >> Stallman opines therein: >> >> | Above all, we need a state in order to have democracy, which >> | is the system by which the many non-rich [aka beta, weak, >> | clueless, stupid, etc] join together to overcome the power >> | of the rich [aka alpha, powerful, skilled, smart, etc] and >> | thus deny them control over society. >> >> I agree, but only provisionally, and only if the alphas don't control >> the state. However, alphas typically do end up controlling the state, >> and that's the fatal defect. What's needed long term is conversion of >> betas into gammas. With enough gammas, the state will arguably wither >> away. But I'll be dead long before then, so I focus on the process. >> >>> When I first read it I missed this line >>> >>> "Copyright (c) 2013 Richard Stallman Verbatim copying and >>> redistribution of this entire page are permitted provided this >>> notice is preserved. " >>> >>> LMAO! unintentional self-parody at its best. >> >> No, he's just saying that he'll track you down and kick your ass if you >> fuck with his shit. There's no state required for that ;) >
