ditching Apple products due to boycotts?

[Joshua Zeidner]

   you either support their politics or you don't.  I'm sure I'm not the
only one who will assume that you do support them if you fail to provide a
decisive answer to the question.

   -jmz


On Mon, May 17, 2010 at 10:21 PM, David <david at damnetwork.net> wrote:

> And I asked why. An even simpler question to answer, it would seem.
>
> David
>
> "I find your lack of faith disturbing"
> --Darth Vader
>
> On May 17, 2010, at 10:06 PM, Joshua Zeidner <jjzeidner at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>    Will you condemn and denounce them?  simple question.  We're not
> comparing to other groups.
>
>   -jmz
>
>
> On Mon, May 17, 2010 at 9:56 PM, David < <david at damnetwork.net>
> david at damnetwork.net> wrote:
>
>> Why?  Serious inquiry.   From my brief reading, they don't do anything
>> many other political groups do.
>>
>> David
>>
>> "I find your lack of faith disturbing."
>> --Darth Vader
>>
>>
>>
>> On May 17, 2010, at 9:47 PM, Joshua Zeidner wrote:
>>
>> >
>> >
>> >    David,
>> >
>> >      Will you condemn and denounce the political groups La Raza and
>> MEChA right now?
>> >
>> >    -jmz
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On Mon, May 17, 2010 at 9:42 PM, David < <david at damnetwork.net>
>> david at damnetwork.net> wrote:
>> > Josh, I don't know you from Adam, but FU for calling me unAmerican.
>> >
>> > Yes, a personal attack.  Just as the comment I'm referring to is.
>> >
>> > David
>> > "I find your lack of faith disturbing."
>> > --Darth Vader
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On May 17, 2010, at 9:37 PM, Joshua Zeidner wrote:
>> >
>> > >
>> > >   Tuna,
>> > >
>> > >     We were discussing macro economic trends that effect all linux
>> developers as well as issues pertaining to Arizona and Linux.  Just because
>> some deem the issue of illegal aliens to be out of bounds does not mean we
>> terminate the discussion whenever we arrive at the subject.  Of course some
>> people don't like it being discussed.  Those are the people who want to
>> prevent action from being taken.  There are some of these people on this
>> thread.  How can we discuss anything these days without addressing *what is
>> right in front of our faces every day*!?
>> > >
>> > >     The fact is everyone, this country is in deep doo doo.  It's not a
>> laughing matter.  Anyone who was at the Sharpton rally will tell you that
>> these people are violent and they most certainly are un-american.  Our state
>> is broke, as are many other states.  Our ability to maintain our technology
>> sector will rely heavily on our ability to stabilize ourselves politically.
>>  This means *your job*.  It might even be an opportunity to position
>> ourselves profitably relative to California.  Discussion is absolutely
>> critical to moving in the right direction.  Don't let people blow the issue
>> out of proportion or try to turn it into some racial battleground.
>> > >
>> > >     That being said, you may now return to complaining about COX
>> service or whatever other stuff is 'on topic'.
>> > >
>> > >   -jmz
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > On Mon, May 17, 2010 at 8:26 PM, Tuna < <tuna at supertunaman.com>
>> tuna at supertunaman.com> wrote:
>> > >         /|      _______
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>> > >         \     ```````````````````)
>> > >          \______________________/
>> > >        ILLEGAL ALIEN IS ILLEGAL
>> > >
>> > > I created this ascii art myself, and hereby release it into the public
>> domain.
>> > >
>> > > Congrats, Zeidner.
>> > >
>> > > Excerpts from Joshua Zeidner's message of Sun May 16 12:54:33 -0700
>> 2010:
>> > > > Hello PLUG,
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > >   I am wondering if anyone is switching off Apple products due to
>> the recent
>> > > > Los Angeles boycott of Arizona:
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> <http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2010/05/12/20100512los-angeles-boycott-vo>
>> http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2010/05/12/20100512los-angeles-boycott-vo
>> > > > te-over-arizona-immigration-law12-ON.html
>> > > >
>> > > > <<http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2010/05/12/20100512los-angeles-boycott-v>
>> http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2010/05/12/20100512los-angeles-boycott-v
>> > > > ote-over-arizona-immigration-law12-ON.html>
>> > > >  Hopefully
>> > > > they will choose Linux.
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > > -jmz
>> > > >
>> > >
>> > > --
>> > >
>>
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