Re: [ga] Liberalism versus Conservatism

[Sotiris Sotiropoulos <sotiris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

RBHauptman@xxxxxxx wrote:
> Referrrng to him as "Herr Hauptman" says it better than I ever could.
>  
> Fascist.
>  
>  
> In a message dated 12/3/2004 9:50:10 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
> hdierker2204@xxxxxxxxx writes:
>
>     I had never seen a pattern of tendencies on this list which
>     indicated to me people reacted or acted out of either a liberal or
>     conservative view. Well Hauptman got me thinking maybe I just did
>     not see it over my last few years since the WG Review.
>     So the dutiful student that I am, I researched. I do not see any
>     really consistent views expressed by one party or group or another
>     along those lines. As Hauptman labels me I am a conservative, yet I
>     argued for more control and less worry about mission creep. I should
>     be all big business but I coined the term dotcommoner and have
>     faught that there should be no exclusions based on ownership of a
>     domain name. (I only use those as examples)
>     Take the UN in general - quite liberal, but when it comes to WIPO
>     and IT quite conservative.
>     US District courts in general - quite liberal, but when it came to
>     cybersquatting quite conservative. China policies quite
>     conservative, but when it comes to IT again quite liberal.
>      
>     It seems to me that theft, chicanery, misrepresentation and abuse by
>     monopolies most people decry no matter what side of the isle they
>     are on.
>     Stability, reliability and security are what both sides of the isle
>     are looking for in the end.
>     But no, I do not see a division between conservatives and liberals
>     within this industry.
>     Except perhaps in Herr Hauptmans' mind. But if someone has some
>     opposite examples, I for one would like to see them.

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