[LINK] Identity theft virus infects 10,000 computers

[Craig Sanders]

On Wed, Aug 16, 2006 at 12:46:29PM +1000, Deus Ex Machina wrote:
> Craig Sanders [cas at taz.net.au] wrote:
> > > there are plenty of commie judges who will rule that whatever
> > > precautions you took where inadequate because the accident happened.
> > 
> > Vic, this isn't america. "commie" isn't the dirty insult you think
> > it is. we have a slightly more sophisticated understanding of what
> > communism and socialism are than americans do (hint: communism is not
> > the opposite of Mom & Apple Pie).
> 
> good then no one should object to the term then.

i'm not objecting to the term itself, i'm objecting it being used in a
moronic fashion.

if something is actually communist or has significant communist-like
attributes then it is fair enough to use that term to refer to it - but
to use it as a generic non-specific insult doesn't contribute anything
worthwhile to the discussion...indeed, it reveals a lot more about your
own inadequate understanding of the world than it does about whatever it
is you are ranting about at the moment.

in short: keep your simpleton sloganeering to yourself.

craig

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craig sanders <cas at taz.net.au>           (part time cyborg)