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ORIGINAL: Termyn8or

"Comes from a rich family. "

Gates only did two things, stole programs and repackaged them, and figured out how to get paid for it.

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ORIGINAL: thishereboi

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ORIGINAL: DomYngBlk

Still missing the point. I don't care what he paid for what. His family was connected and rich enough to get it done. The point is is that those thats got get and those that ain't gots don't.

Maybe you could get together with brain up in Canada The two of you could sit around and curse all those awful rich republicans who do nothing but take from you poor liberals. I bet you have loads in common to talk about.

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ORIGINAL: Termyn8or

I don't mean to hijack, but I must ask - do you resent that ?

There is a difference between resenting and being pissed off. If you resent these people you are wasting energy, energy that could be used for your own benefit. And face it, that's better than using it to wish or cause the diminishing of another.

I mean, I don't like it either, but when presentyed with these opportunities that are closely held, privvy to connections and wherewithall that is not bestowed on the commoner, what would you do ? Would you turn it down ? It is easy for us to say that. But in practice it requires a gargantuan effort to resist.

If your Parents offered you free education until you got tired of it, would you work your own way through college anyway ? I wouldn't. I admit it.

I live in a world of family, chosen family and connections. I am not rich, but it wouldn't be hard to get rich. Honestly is a different story. But I could do it and despite the risk, I would probably be fine. But anything honest, and in my vocabulary that includes drug dealing, and a few other things, anything that makes money takes some effort, and to start to owe favors. I have a BIG problem accepting favors, because in my world, you reciprocate. On a dark night about four years ago I had to take significant risk to fulfill what I considered an obligation. That is the way my world works.

And I have used my family and friends, in my case I allow them to use me as well. My "skills" are their's and their's are mine.

Now this differs from the rich of course, but I wouldn't teach my kids the way they do. They are spoiled and arrogant, they have faults. I won't condemn them for that, but I would be happy to put them in their place, which might mean senators cleaning toilets.

The Communists have a ssaying - "Each according to his abilities and each according to his needs". I disagree. It should read - "Each according to his abilities and each according to his worth".

The problem here is that the Parents of the rich usually have little worth, and false worth is bestowed on their kin. Do we blame the kin ?

When you learn not to hate, you learn not to hate PERIOD.

The only exceptions are among politicians, because they KNOW. Nobody could be that stupid. When you accept responsibility, you discharge it, that is all. They are traitors and should be shot, no matter who put a bug in their ear. This is a matter of trust, and death would be the perfect deterrent.

When the government did not overpower the People by orders of magnitude, the system worked alot better. You don't run for sherriff unless you're ready to do the job right. And if you don't do the job right it will bite you in the ass.

Now they cover their ass.

How it got this way is an important area of study, because to change it, we can't do it on a piece by piece basis. And people in general are frequently just as bad. So maybe they get the representation they deserve.

And what caused that ?

So where do we draw the line ? Well I say eventually we become ruthless and bad to the bone, and when we line the up politicians and CERTAIN other people up and shoot them, there should be no malice on our hearts. It detracts from the experience.

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