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> isn't there a point where--when you are proselytizing about the evil labors of the man who died 24 hours earlier--you're kind of just an asshole? Not when al
by rhizome31 15y ago
> isn't there a point where--when you are proselytizing about the evil labors of the man who died 24 hours earlier--you're kind of just an asshole?
Not when all mainstream media is glorifying the man in question. It was the right thing to do, but probably not very effective. The global reaction to Jobs death has been a particularly spectacular demonstration of connivance between politicians, mass media and corporations.
- gavinlynch 15y ago1) So Stallmans rhetoric serves only as a counter-point to popular culture? 2) I don't think you understand what the word 'connivance' means.