This is literally what "Two Santas" refers to. There is a name for it, and it is deliberate and intentional. Republicans don't overspend and undertax when they have power because they are bad at governing, they do it because they are evil, because it puts money in the pockets of their base AND it gives them leverage to harm their opponents when they lose power. It's a NOW and LATER, it is two Santas.

Yes, good on them. Stop selling Americans cheap goods made in places that circumvent our notions of fairness like minimum wages and environmental protections.

Linus personal concern was not a factor in any such decision. If it had been, they would never have been able to join. The decision was for legal reasons. Taking a stand against a legal decision to block contributors in a nation from certain things is not always a good way to spend ones limited funds. In fact, it very seldom is.

The last time I posted how Cisco uses their routers to sell our privacy...

... I'm sure given time and the history of IE it probably doesn't need an extension to tell if you're pregnant...

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I can't prove a square has five corners by insulting your mother, but if the wino on the street corner tells me the end is nigh, I'm not going to bother listening to his arguments. ....