[TriLUG] New member re-location question

[John Franklin]

On Friday, Jun 13, 2003, at 13:07 US/Eastern, Jim Ray wrote:

> I hear Iraq needs a few good men.
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Brandon L. Newport [mailto:bnewport at appws.com]
>> Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 12:56 PM
>> To: trilug at trilug.org
>> Subject: RE: [TriLUG] New member re-location question
>>
>> Our management model in
>> the country is for crap.

Ah yes, the stock troll of the self-proclaimed patriot, all dressed up 
in the flag.  Ignore the argument entirely or poo-poo points made in it 
and respond with nothing more than, "If you're just going to bitch 
about this country, then you can leave anytime."  The implication that 
saying anything negative about the "good ol' US of A" is unpatriotic, 
un-American.  That to exercise one's First Amendment rights is somehow 
vulgar and immoral.  To even claim there is a problem is wrong.

That's crap, sir.

A patriot is one who is willing to say something in the county is less 
than perfect or broken, and then do something about it, even if it's 
just get others to agree with him.  A patriot is one who will look at 
how others have done it differently, and argue their merits.  In 
public.  A patriot will do the right thing, even if it means he doesn't 
directly benefit from it.

Come to think of it, that's what makes a good Open Source hacker, too.

Congratulations, Jim.  By demonstrating all the political acumen of a 
fourth-grade bully, you've earned an equal amount of my respect.  
Welcome to my kill file.

jf
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John Franklin
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