Alternative Freedom

Published by jim on 7/19/2005 in events

Here’s a preview of the trailer for Alternative Freedom. Totally worth watching. Especially if you’ve got some idea of who these guys are and what they stand for:

If you don’t know who the above folks are, you probably should since they represent the very small number of people who really do care about The Long Now (boy, i’m delivering reference after reference to that phrase now ;-)

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  1. 1 chris
    7/20/2005 at 12:11 pm

    add to your list larry elder
    http://www.townhall.com/columnists/larryelder/le20050317.shtml

  2. 2 jim
    7/20/2005 at 12:30 pm

    All of the people I listed are trying to advance our culture through the idea
    of an “open commons” where digital content is shared freely and without
    restriction. What does “america’s foremost black conservative” have to do with this list and why does he belong there? I’m esp curious since the notion of an open commons has very little to do with the incredibly retarded and culturally stifling liberal/conservative wars?

  3. 3 chris
    7/20/2005 at 12:48 pm

    i am pissing my pants laughing right now.
    sorry jim, i thought it was kind of funny.
    consider him removed.
    speaking though, of lib-cons wars check this out.
    http://www.beliefnet.com/story/156/story_15629_1.html

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