I disagree. Ubuntu has always been wonderful at giving Linux a friendly face. I don't see why this would change anything. If you don't like it, use debian or mint. Let Ubuntu go in it's own direction. They may realise it's a mistake (spatial nautilus) and revert. Don't look down on them for at least trying to innovate instead of churning out the same shit as everyone else.

It might be a little easier to believe that it is just an honest error if every time this happened it didn't favor the Republicans. You never hear of these fucking machines accidentally switching the vote from McCain to Obama.