The whole RMS is only a dick for those that don't understand him doesn't work around here. You just have to accept that many people understand him and his motives and think he's a dick.
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Here http://rense.com/general81/ligun.htm when other authoritarian regimes have confiscated guns.
Not only that, but crime went up in Australia. Obviously the criminals didn't turn in their guns.
Australia also makes it mandatory to vote. Any kind of forced action like that is very authoritarian.
But you're also wrong about Australia being "a very similar society to the US". Maybe at one time, but Australia has some very authoritarian laws these days - from gun control to internet filters, etc..
There are some CL folks that are real bitter about the success of Clojure.
That's not true, but not surprising coming from the bbc. The BBC needs to differentiate between leftists and liberals. Leftist regimes throughout history have always been for surveillance.
Surveillance isn't just tapping lines. It's also forced government mandates of the individual that are effective in knowing what you're up to.