For the last decade, I've been wondering why people "just don't get it", not only about Apple, but about politics, economics, history, etc. I've been forced to

For the last decade, I've been wondering why people "just don't get it", not only about Apple, but about politics, economics, history, etc. I've been forced to reach the conclusion that they don't get it because they don't want to. They are driven by ideology. Notice I was called a "fanboy" for defending Apple. The person who called me that name has substituted an ideology for their decision making, and thus, because I said something that pokes holes in the ideology, they must attack me personally. Further, in the case of Apple, the fact that they are so good at being good, inflames the of people who are jealous or upset, because Apple isn't following their ideology. Richard Stallman, for instance, has been kicking Apple since they were down, and doing so while giving bigger companies like IBM, Google and Microsoft a complete pass. They don't get it because reality disagrees with their ideology.