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   The Natural Philosopher to rbowman   
   Re: Please do not donate to any Linux di   
   17 Dec 25 01:05:37   
   
   From: tnp@invalid.invalid   
      
   On 16/12/2025 20:42, rbowman wrote:   
   > On Tue, 16 Dec 2025 14:33:01 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote:   
   >   
   >> On 16/12/2025 13:40, bonkmaykr wrote:   
   >>> Charlie Gibbs wrote:   
   >>>> On 2025-12-15, The Natural Philosopher  wrote:   
   >>>>   
   >>>>> On 13/12/2025 23:03, Carlos E.R. wrote:   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>>> Look at China. They claim to be communist.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> That's more or less the way countries still claim to be Christian.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Or left wing governments claim to be 'working for the people'   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Or right-wing governments claim to be 'working for the people'   
   >>>>   
   >>>>   
   >>> Or governments claim to be 'working for the people'   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >> What would you call a government that by some fluke of happenstance   
   >> actually *was* 'working for the people' ?   
   >   
   > Short lived.   
      
   Very good :-)   
      
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