Aaron J Reichow wrote:

> 
> (rant "
> Maybe.  Frankly, I think he's just fanatically pro-life.  And I don't
> think it's a bad idea to support your ideology through indirect means.
> Using Squeak doesn't directly support Disney, and thus assist Disney in
> helping them fund Planned Parenthood.

Agreed on all 3 points. Interesting that, as Ned pointed out, these
characters are happy/hypocritical enough to support Microsoft. But
perhaps,as republicans, they see that as better than supporting those
democrats at Apple or the anarchist hordes of Linux and BSD. Probably
makes them eminently hackable, too ;-)

> For example, I don't shop
> at any Walmart/Sam's Club for a great number of moral reasons (rabid union
> busting behavior, saturation stragety, not carrying a majority of valid
> and approved birth control devices).  That makes a little more sense, as
> when one shops at Walmart, they support with their dollars their moral
> agenda.
> > 

Strangely, in Europe Walmart (Asda over here) stock a pretty wide
assortment of condoms and such. While they're probably not the best
employers, there are certainly worse ones here.  Maybe some more direct
political pressure could get them to see the value of a more pragmatic
approach in the US?

Cheers

John
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