[Wftl-lug] Bill Gates for President (WAS Re: Best Dilbert strip ever)

[Jonathan Jesse]

On Sunday 12 August 2007 21:59:04 PE1800 wrote:
> Yes, I am old, 72 in a few days! I said my piece,  and  I leave it at that.
>
> On 8/12/07, Harry Holt <harryholt at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Wow - you must be old!
> >
> > Try not to be offended.  According to Godwin's Law, Internet discussions
> > become more and more likely to provoke comparisons involving Nazis or
> > Hitler as they grow.
> >
> > And, while Bill Gates may not be "mass-murderer" evil, he is still one of
> > the *bad* guys, so bashing, complaining, vilifying, disparaging, and
> > bad-mouthing are all fair play.  He gives no quarter.
> >
> > ... HH
> >
> > On 8/12/07, PE1800 <pe1800 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > You think you are funny, do you? Comparing Bill Gates, tough guy though
> > > he might be, to Adolf Hitler.  As a child in Europe, I experienced the
> > > Nazi horror. To associate Bill Gates with that, even as a joke, is
> > > disgusting and ignorant!
> > >
> > > So, we prefer Linux over Windows, fine. I do, but this  Microsoft and
> > > Gates bashing  is  outright stupid and a sign of weakness,  and I  am 
> > > sick of it! Could we promote Linux for its own value and strengths,
> > > without constantly attacking MS?
> > >
> > > On 8/12/07, Christian Einfeldt < einfeldt at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > On 8/11/07, Joe Gulizia < jrguliz at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > > > Here's some text from a follow-up post of Scott Adams
> > > > > Bill Gates for President
> > > >
> > > > I'm sorry, but this is just sick.  Gates for president?  Might as
> > > > well just get it over with and bring back good old Adolf.
> > > >
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I'm sorry but i would agree, I seriously couldn't believe someone would 
compare Bill Gates with Hitler.... that is seriously sick and twisted point 
of view.  Comparing someone who squashed competition in the computing area 
with someone who ordered the extermination of millions of Jews and other 
races because they weren't a picture of his "super race", that is crazy.