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Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder2.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> Newsgroups: alt.folklore.computers,comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: The joy of actual numbers, was Democracy Date: Sun, 3 Nov 2024 12:49:48 -0700 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 17 Message-ID: <1331129626.752355153.403222.peter_flass-yahoo.com@news.eternal-september.org> References: <pan$96411$d204da43$cc34bb91$1fe98651@linux.rocks> <2ItTO.338744$v8v2.95701@fx18.iad> <vfltbc$7ek$1@gal.iecc.com> <ASCTO.586560$1m96.217020@fx15.iad> <vfpc6g$a0p$1@gal.iecc.com> <B17UO.740251$_o_3.409662@fx17.iad> <GV9UO.301902$kxD8.146393@fx11.iad> <loct65F6l90U2@mid.individual.net> <199392d0-9628-8177-2f3b-35b23a721dd4@example.net> <vfsqnt$22vgc$1@dont-email.me> <2db3c587-3759-f06e-d2cd-221ee7d67643@example.net> <log13dFmb5uU3@mid.individual.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Sun, 03 Nov 2024 20:49:48 +0100 (CET) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="45b02ddd81cf3a24e4ae5e3c5b66b23c"; logging-data="546353"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX18i8pFb3NP7xZ9EcV/fobju" User-Agent: NewsTap/5.3.1 (iPad) Cancel-Lock: sha1:9pgXH3RAl1hNI28mb/g9GKeQi5E= sha1:g20e/aTkPtvls9avBIhE/eoaKDg= Bytes: 2040 rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote: > On Wed, 30 Oct 2024 12:43:03 +0100, D wrote: > >> Oh but they are. Today they are called mexicans, italians, greek, >> arabians etc. and from a material and quality of life point of view, >> they've never had it better. > > Tell that to a mestizo picking lettuce in central California. > Still probably better. Poor people today have things that royalty couldn’t even dream about in the old days - indoor plumbing, instant hot water, lights at the flip of a switch, refrigeration, entertainment at your fingertips. -- Pete