Re:GNU Health
by duncan_bayne on Friday November 18, 2016 @04:19AM
(#12985457)
So ... speaking as someone who a) supports the use of free software and open formats in all Government departments, and b) currently runs GNU/Linux ... is it just me or is the iconography on that page bordering on Communist?
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You, Sir, must be Libertarian. (confirmed via your profile).
I say this because only Libertarians see socialism/communism everywhere (and IMHO most often rightfully so)
Re:GNU Health
by duncan_bayne on Wednesday November 23, 2016 @05:38AM
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Heh. It's also driven by the fact that my late mother was a Communist. That combined with my Libertarian leanings as an adult have led to me being extraordinarily sensitive to that style of political imagery.
Don't worry, it's not only you. You only have to read the Twitter feed of the lead developer (@meanmicio) to confirm your suspicions.
That's like the old joke, how can you tell if somebody is vegan?
It's in their Twitter profile.
Re:GNU Health
by duncan_bayne on Friday November 18, 2016 @04:57AM
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#SocialMedicine #Vegan
Funny that a Vegan should be so into bullfighting and hunting.
... runs through Google Translate ...
Oh, right.
Fox hunting supports are "vile subhumans" apparently. I thought he was a socialist, not a fascist? He should just go the whole hog and use "untermenschen".
I don't see anything wrong with it. To me it just signals "stand together" which makes sense with the 'by the people for the people' theme. What does it have to do with a form of government?
Re:GNU Health
by duncan_bayne on Friday November 18, 2016 @07:17AM
(#12986205)
It doesn't - Communism was originally intended to be the mechanism by which the State withered away.