Simpletons want to be simple; simplistic platitudes disregarding a complex world; examining information in relation to the adversarial needs of producers and consumers of information; hypocrites at the middle who trumpet to their followers what they don’t follow

The hypocrite, whose followers are forever enamored with the hypocrite’s platitudes, and who only makes information he produces freely available when it’s advantageous to him, especially the information that generates income for him, as opposed to that which he produces as a hobby, writes again one of his favorite platitudes:
Information wants to be free. And [...]

Moore trying to make himself out as the little guy

The link: Millionaire Filmmaker Michael Moore: ‘Capitalism Did Nothing For Me’ (cnsnews.com)
A quote:
Moore said: “Well, capitalism did nothing for me, starting with my first film.”
“You know, I had to pretty much beg, borrow and steal,” he said. “The system is not set up to help somebody from the working class make a movie like this [...]

Economics food for thought for flaming-liberal socialists

The link: Obama Goes Postal, Lands in Dead-Letter Office: Caroline Baum
A quote:
For example, asked at the Portsmouth town hall how private insurance companies can compete with the government, the president said the following:
“If the private insurance companies are providing a good bargain, and if the public option has to be self-sustaining — meaning taxpayers aren’t [...]