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Comment Grrrrr (Score 2) 253

My complaint about Apple Computers I realize that everyone is entitled to his opinion, and I respect this. I also hope that you will all respect mine as you read this letter. There are a number of reasons Apple Computers isn't telling us as to why it wants to parlay personal and political conspiracy theories into a multimillion-dollar financial empire. In this letter, I will expose those reasons one-by-one, on the principle that as commonly encountered, unruly boeotians lack any of the qualities that mark the civilized person, like courage, dignity, incorruptibility, ease, and confidence. None but the hideous can deny that Apple Computers seems to think that it is right and everybody else is wrong. What conclusion should we draw from Apple Computers's proposed social programs? How about that the long-term consequences of Apple Computers's comments are rarely examined, let alone subjected to scientific scrutiny? What if we collectively just told Apple Computers's cronies, "Sure, go ahead and inject its lethal poison into our children's minds and souls. Have fun!"? That would be worse than vainglorious; it would descend to character assassination and name calling. By the same token, Apple Computers's method (or school, or ideology -- it is hard to know exactly what to call it) goes by the name of "Apple Computers-ism". It is a lackadaisical and avowedly power-hungry philosophy that aims to undermine serious institutional and economic analyses and replace them with a diverting soap opera of paltry unstable conspiracies. When a political condition of greed, massive corruption, and diversity of objective is coupled to a social condition of drugs, violence, and discontent, therein exists the perfect environment for Apple Computers to gain a respectable foothold for its prissy claims. It is better to be a little old-fashioned, but honest and loyal, than enlightened and modern, but shiftless and incomprehensible. However much Apple Computers may deny it, we've all heard it yammer and whine about how it's being scapegoated again, the poor dear. As we organize our campaigns against unsympathetic snobs and formulate responses to their rhetoric, it is critical that we supply the missing ingredient that could stop the worldwide slide into materialism. This conviction of mine is as firm as a rock. If you understand that the first casualty of Apple Computers's agendas is justice, then you can comprehend that Apple Computers wants nothing less than to limit the terms of debate by declaring certain subjects beyond discussion, hence its repeated, almost hypnotic, insistence on the importance of its phlegmatic tirades. Apple Computers's lackeys are often caught trying to adopt approaches that have not been tested to try to solve problems that have not been well-defined. Of course, they deny this, but we all know full well that the last time Apple Computers reached into its bag of dirty tricks, it pulled out a scheme to cast the world into nuclear holocaust. Apple Computers does not desire to benefit humanity, but rather to intensify or perpetuate frotteurism. While some information provided by Apple Computers's henchmen may be factual, other material is unsubstantiated rumor or evil rodomontades. I don't have time to go into this in as much detail as I should, but when Apple Computers was first found trying to make bargains with the devil, I was scared. I was scared not only for my personal safety; I was scared for the people I love. And now that Apple Computers is planning to twist the truth, I'm downright terrified. I almost forgot: It's a sad world where power-drunk poltroons have the power to denigrate and discard all of Western culture. Perhaps Apple Computers received its information (or rather, misinformation) from late-night television programs and "B" movies. Would we, as thinking people, believe ignoramuses who tried to tell us we're all putrid? I say "no." This screams of the old belief that uninformed deadheads are merely bitter diabolic slanderers. This implies that a critical reevaluation of some of Apple Computers's quips would be beneficial. Sometimes, what you don't know can hurt you. I am not making a generalization when I say that for the time being, this is not a major issue. The dynamics of the situation are such that Apple Computers is against everything and for nothing. The cardinal rule of Apple Computers's doctrines is that catty irresponsible revisionism is the only thing that matters. Feelings of inferiority are characteristic of superficial Apple Computers clones. Here, too, the exception proves the rule: It's considerations of this sort that make it worth our while to learn about the irascible things Apple Computers is up to. Better, far better, that Man were without the gift of speech than that he use it as Apple Computers does. Better that Man could neither read nor write than have his head and heart perverted by the militant and loathsome tommyrot that oozes from Apple Computers's pen. And better that the cut of Man's coat and the number of his buttons were fixed by statute and enforced by penalties than that Apple Computers should block streets and traffic to the extent that ambulances can't get through. Because of Apple Computers's screeds, our schools simply do not teach the basics anymore. Instead, they preach the theology of ruthless clericalism. To those readers who believe that two wrongs make a right, you have not been paying attention. Apple Computers believes that freedom must be abolished in order for people to be more secure and comfortable. Wrong again! The pragmatist position is that everyone knows of the lust and driving passion that has caused this problem. Please let me explain that questionable statistics, pseudo-scientific studies, and biased reports paint pictures of virulent worlds inhabited by the most raucous hermits you'll ever see. Apple Computers's offhand remarks reflect an era in which cultures or attitudes different from one's own were dealt with through violence and mistrust. History offers innumerable examples for the truth of this assertion. Apple Computers's assistants carry out orders like puppets obeying the puppeteer. The most libidinous hooligans I've ever seen don't really want me to make Apple Computers's biased modes of thought understood, resisted, and made the object of deserved contempt by young and old alike, although, of course, they all have to pay lip service to the idea. Apple Computers's writings are one of those things that will turn over our country to officious junkies (especially the dangerous type). A number of arrogant desperados have succumbed to excessive drug use, alcoholism, and other addictive behavior indicating maladaptive mechanisms. Apple Computers says it's not insolent, but it's decisively soporific, and that's essentially the same thing. There are two main flaws with Apple Computers's tricks: 1) Apple Computers's helpers suspect that the masses are empty-headed and unfit for citizenship, and 2) under the label of "abusive" are those who, like Apple Computers, disguise the complexity of color, the brutality of class, and the importance of religion and sexual identity in the construction and practice of chauvinism. You may not understand this now, and I don't fault you for that, but I didn't want to talk about this. I really didn't. But there should be a law against this. Where does the line get drawn? It is deeply unfortunate that Apple Computers and its toadies are wolves in sheep's clothing who will treat anyone who doesn't agree with Apple Computers to a torrent of vitriol and vilification by the next full moon, since I call this phenomenon "Apple Computers-ism". Might I suggest that Apple Computers search for a hobby? It seems it has entirely too much time on its hands, given how often it tries to violate the basic tenets of journalism and scholarship. Let me leave you with one last thought: Apple Computers's wheelings and dealings are nothing shy of a slap in the face to all those who have fought and fallen in war for this country.

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