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Date:      Mon, 13 Apr 1998 21:21:10 -0700
From:      Josef Grosch <jgrosch@superior.mooseriver.com>
To:        Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>
Cc:        Sue Blake <sue@welearn.com.au>, chat@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Democracy? (was: Project FreeBSD 98)
Message-ID:  <19980413212110.16276@mooseriver.com>
In-Reply-To: <19980414131511.G17151@freebie.lemis.com>; from Greg Lehey on Tue, Apr 14, 1998 at 01:15:11PM %2B0930
References:  <29092.892387190@time.cdrom.com> <199804132126.QAA01740@darkstar.connect.com> <19980414090702.03034@welearn.com.au> <19980414131511.G17151@freebie.lemis.com>

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On Tue, Apr 14, 1998 at 01:15:11PM +0930, Greg Lehey wrote:
> On Tue, 14 April 1998 at  9:07:02 +1000, Sue Blake wrote:
> > On Mon, Apr 13, 1998 at 04:26:11PM -0500, Frank Pawlak wrote:
> >> This is a first draft of our structure and all are invited to work on
> >> perfecting it.  Volunteers are needed to get names in the various slots,
> >> remember that this is a democracy.
> >
> > To some people, a democracy means that the strong and numerous screw the
> > small and timid. I don't think that's the kind you meant :-)
> 
> Hmm.  I had always thought of the FreeBSD lists as being an anarchy,
> not a democracy.
> 
> Comments?
> Greg
> 

<RANT>

As Sue has pointed out, democracy is where the strong screw the weak.
Democracy is an illusion, Bread and Circuses. Anarchy is best. My 
Wobbly Grandfather would be proud. 

</RANT>

Our normally scheduled hacking will now continue.



Josef "Remember Haymarket" Grosch

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