Bill Gates once derided open source advocates with the worst epithet a capitalist can muster. These folks, he said, were a 'new modern-day sort of communists,' a malevolent force bent on destroying the monopolistic incentive that helps support the American dream. Gates was wrong: Open source zealots are more likely to be libertarians than commie pinkos. Yet there is some truth to his allegation. The frantic global rush to connect everyone to everyone, all the time, is quietly giving rise to a revised version of socialism.
Perspectives from an English Historian who just happens to be Gay, Catholic, and a Democratic Socialist. Now back in the UK after 20 years of living in the United States. The Blog is eclectic in covering all these sides of my Life. Follow on Twitter at PaulBHalsall
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Wired Magazine Fails to Understand Socialism
The New Socialism: Global Collectivist Society Is Coming Online
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