I somewhat agree, but * There aren't many politically-related definitions (fisking and anti-idiotarianism are two), and the ones there are don't necessarily de

I somewhat agree, but * There aren't many politically-related definitions (fisking and anti-idiotarianism are two), and the ones there are don't necessarily describe the political leanings of what the book describes as "hackers". * mwfunk said the process was not subtle. What you describe seems pretty subtle. * It's a meme I've heard several times, that ESR did this by updating the politics entry. See for example mwfunk's comment in the linked thread. So, I decline to give mwfunk the benefit of the doubt here. If it wasn't a subtle process, it should be easy to point at the problematic changes. When it comes to ESR, my advice is not to believe a word you hear about him unless you can verify it.