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Richard Stallman's Political Notes

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Wealth and stinginess

mardi 29 août 2017 à 02:00

Wealth tends to make people stingy and callous, and philosophers used to say so. Since the 1970s, rich people have funded an effort to make society forget this.

Rohingya refugees

lundi 28 août 2017 à 02:00

It would be "legally, procedurally and practically impossible" for India to deport Rohingya refugees.

In addition, I doubt Burma (from which they have fled) would allow them in.

Election monitors in Kenya

lundi 28 août 2017 à 02:00

Kenya seems to be attacking election monitors and human rights defenders.

Resistance to unjust government

lundi 28 août 2017 à 02:00

Successful resistance to unjust government calls for a diversity of nonviolent methods, but a firm rejection of violence.

Personal data collected by businesses

lundi 28 août 2017 à 02:00

The people must tell businesses what kinds of personal data they are allowed to collect.

The article exaggerates when it says "you can't avoid" Google, Facebook and Amazon. I avoid them almost totally. (I occasionally do a Google search and occasionally look at a page on Amazon, but I hide who and where I am, and block their surveillance.) You can do this too.

However, the article's conclusion is valid and very important.