[lug] CANCELLED: Boulder Linux User's Group - March Meeting - Boulder Linux Users Group - Mar 12, 2020

[madscientistatlarge]

Hope your' just busy.  Nice to know my email to the BLUG didn't start a flame war, though the irresponsible idiot did try to defend himself, and pathetic lies he'd been told by other morons.  A little worried about you and Tammi.


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‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
On Tuesday, March 17, 2020 4:30 PM, Steve Litt <slitt at troubleshooters.com> wrote:

> On Tue, 17 Mar 2020 03:21:41 +0000
> madscientistatlarge madscientistatlarge at protonmail.com wrote:
>
> > No, it doesn't come down to utilitarian VS Liberty, it comes down to
> > personal responsibility VS narcissism and acting childish.
>
> Well said.
>
> Somebody said his great grandparents died for freedom, so he would
> accept no restrictions to his freedom. He might be interested to know
> that there are veterans of WWII, Korea, Vietnam and the first Gulf War,
> who also fought for freedom, who could be killed by his promiscuous
> socializing to prove his "freedom".
>
> Each promiscuous socializer has a fanout, as he infects others who
> infect others, etc. Sooner or later a node on that tree becomes a
> necessary interaction (doctor, druggist, etc) with someone in their 80's
> or someone with compromised lung or heart function, and Mr. Freedom has
> killed somebody.
>
> I think Mr. Freedom's great grandparents are rolling in their grave
> seeing how frivolously and harmfully their descendant spent the freedom
> they paid so dearly for.
>
> Yeah, narcissism sounds about right.
>
> SteveT
>
> Steve Litt
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