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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
> > --------------------------------------------------
> >
> > .-
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Christopher Pall
Delphi Programmer & Western Michigan Student (CS)
ThinkBiz
Kalamazoo MI USA
X97PALL@WMICH.EDU
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