[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

Re: Brave New World



  I apologize for that misunderstanding. I didn't search the body of messages as I
  should have because I had a funny feeling something was wrong. I was wondering about
  that when I wrote it since the two paragraphs seem to contradict each other.
  
  Tod Landis wrote:
  
  > No, No, No.  I didn't write that.  Some other guy did.
  >
  > While I'm at it, let me correct another error, this one made
  > by me.  Orwell didn't write Brave New World.  Aldous
  > Huxley did.
  >
  > Tod Landis
  >
  > Christopher Pall wrote:
  >
  > > concerning :
  > >
  > > http://microsoft.com/BillGates/billgates_l/default.htm
  > >
  > > Once again, are these tax-deductible contributions? Nothing is philanthropic
  > > (sp?) if you recover the amount of your donation. I really don't know. I guess
  > > it really shouldn't matter whether Bill Gates donates small percentages of his
  > > money or not. He earned that money by plundering companies and other persons'
  > > work! Not saying that he isn't allowed to donate the money, I just refuse to
  > > honor the "philanthropic" accomplishments of a person who plunders others and
  > > lives in excess and greed like too many of his other CEO counterparts. I wish
  > > the media world would refuse to honor these ideals as well.
  > >
  > > Tod Landis wrote:
  > >
  > > > Why don't you (if you have the stomach!) look at
  > > > http://microsoft.com/BillGates/billgates_l/default.htm
  > > > for all kinds of self serving displays of philanthropy like "Gates Supports
  > > > Nelson Mandela Children's fund" - why don't you reasearch a few facts
  > > > before spewing false characterisations.
  > >
  > > --------------------------------------------------
  > >               Christopher Pall
  > > Delphi Programmer & Western Michigan Student (CS)
  > >                  ThinkBiz
  > >               Kalamazoo MI USA
  > >              X97PALL@WMICH.EDU
  > > --------------------------------------------------
  > >
  > > .-
  
  
  
  --
  
  --------------------------------------------------
                Christopher Pall
  Delphi Programmer & Western Michigan Student (CS)
                   ThinkBiz
                Kalamazoo MI USA
               X97PALL@WMICH.EDU
  --------------------------------------------------