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 <mirimir@riseup.net> wrote:
On 01/11/2015 10:39 PM, Juan wrote:
On Sun, 11 Jan 2015 23:00:38 -0500 grarpamp <grarpamp@gmail.com> wrote:
On Sun, Jan 11, 2015 at 4:34 PM, Juan <juan.g71@gmail.com> wrote:
about serious stuff like constantly invoking freedom while being a crass statist.
It's a trap!
Ha. Wait!
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 ;)