[Solar-general] Una joyita de discurso "free" (con todas sus limitaciones, tiene garra!)

Dom Dic 24 14:53:57 CET 2006

Hermoso!!!! Muchas gracias Marcos por compartirlo
abrazo
Diana

2006/12/24, Marcos Guglielmetti <marcospcmusica en gmail.com>:
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> Carlo Capocasa  <capocasa en gmx.net> a linux-audio-us.
>   Más opciones   14:54 (11 horas antes)
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> > The problem with utopian visions is that they almost never take
> > into account the people who want to accomplish nothing more than
> > having a beer and watching American Idol.  And I have known A
> > LOT of people like that, sadly enough.
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> My friend, do you really think I will let something like that stop me?
> Because the city has not been built yet, do you think it will never be
> built? What about the city you are LIVING IN RIGHT NOW? Do you think
>  somebody built that? And do you think someone envisioned it before it
> was built, or did the builders just start randomly digging around and
> laying bricks on each other until mysteriously this city around you formed?
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> George Orwell is a "Utopian" vision. It's happening right now. That's
> proof that visions can be created areal with enough determination, and I
> will pursue the vision of a free society as long as I still have a drop
> of blood in me.
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> YOU ARE READING THIS PIECE OF NEWS on part of a "Utopian" vision. Ever
> heard of a guy called Richard Stallman? Is you enjoying free software a
> Utopian vision? So if people just want to watch American Idol, who is
> Richard Stallman, nobody?
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> How about Linus Torvalds. Who is he, nobody? Or is he somebody after all
> but mysteriously hacks the Linux kernel dreading it while all he really
> wants to do is watch American Idol?
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> I'll tell you why people watch American Idol, it's because SOMEBODY
> ENVISIONED THEM THAT WAY who doesn't have their best interests at heart.
> It takes a lot of strength to start believing you can have your own
> visions while everyone is discouraging you. Of course. That's why there
> is people like me here, which is probably why you wrote this reply in
> the first place, unconsciously. So I'm telling you now: You can do
> anything you like. You can! You can! You can change people, break the
> spell. You can tell people that they don't have to watch American Idol.
> Obviously not all of them will want to listen to you, but some will. So
> instead of whining why people watch American Idol, invite them over for
> dinner and talk to them about your vision for a free society. And guess
> what, you're going to be the one who will MAKE that society, because of
> your influence on other people. Do you really think that you, speaking
> with confidence and authority, has less impact on people than CNN?
> That's what CNN is, people speaking with confidence and authority on a
> DAMN TELEVISION. You can do better than that! Just learn everything you
> can about free societies and start *living that way*, and start
> preaching it to people day and night, and see what happens.
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> I need all the help I can get in creating this change in the world. I
> need everyone's help. I need YOUR HELP. Help me, Rob! I can't do it all
> alone, but with you I stand half a chance. Come on and help me with this
> vision! Think about it. All this technology that's in the vaults
> everywhere, freely available. Free food. Free shelter. Free clothes.
> Free toys. Free rides. Free everything. Free USB gadgets, for chrissake!
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> Somebody has to start. That's you. That's us. Please help.
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> Leonard Ritter  <contact en leonard-ritter.com> a A
>   Más opciones   15:41 (10 horas antes)
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> On Sat, 2006-12-23 at 18:54 +0100, Carlo Capocasa wrote:
> > Somebody has to start. That's you. That's us. Please help.
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> Exhausted, Carlo ended his speech and looked around. The crowd stared at
> him quietly. Noone spoke. The mood was tense. Then, a single clap of
> hands. Another one. Now two people were clapping slowly. Three. A dozen.
> The sound turned into a small crackling campfire, amplifying, and now it
> was like a wildfire, a widespread applause, which culminated in a rush
> of the ocean, waving back and forth through the audience. The people
> stood up, cheered and whistled. Carlo was speechless. A tear escaped his
> eye.
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