On Thu, 29 Jun 2000, jim t.p. ryan wrote:
> Actually most of the people who came here were either criminals or
> escaping some kind of persecution.
There were lots of reasons for people to come here. Religious persecution
was one of the biggest. There were criminals amongst the early settlers,
but they were a small percentage.
> I didn�t mean to �accuse� you of being idealistic, I was merely
> pointing out that in the sense of it being a cause that would be
> difficult to bring to fruition.
That's a defeatist attitude and I'll have no part of it.
> I guess I just don�t see the idea that trying to make as much money as
> possible and hard work are mutually exclusive.
Nor do I. You're still missing the point...
> I mean, the people at Microsoft (Bill Gates included) work extremely
> hard, they simply want to get paid as much as possible for it. But
> their work ethic is still sound.
Their work ethic may be fine, but their ethics in general are extremely
suspect. That's the point.
> In just don�t have the same perception of this country. The president
> aside, I think the majority of the people that I have worked with were
> good, hard working people. I like to think the glass is half full.
The majority are... but the minority who aren't is getting larger. It's
always the few bad apples who spoil it for the rest... and the few are
getting less few, and the spoilage is becoming pervasive.
--
Derek Martin
System Administrator
Mission Critical Linux
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