NEARLY MOST of the readers of this Web site are American. This is not surprising given the site's language. I just wanted to clarify something, especially after posts like the previous one.
“It's one of those traps like "sexism" or "racism", where one dismisses an opinion only based on perceived discrimination in the messenger's mind.”Criticism of the USPTO is not criticism of the United States and criticism of any country's foreign policy is often a criticism of the government, which need not necessarily reflect the opinion of its people. The intention is to help the 'real' United States (the people) save itself from those affluent minorities/cliques who exploit it.
This is just a minor point which needed to be clarified and taken off my chest because some sentences can be easily generalised and thus be misunderstood. I have a lot admiration and a lot of family in the United States and sometimes the best way to show one's care is to criticise those who harm the population they purport to represent. ⬆
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* Had I been based in the United States, the label might be something like "treason" and outspoken people like Richard Stallman may choose to clarify by stating in the front page of their site that "America Means Civil Liberties ... Patriotism Means Protecting Them".
Comments
Jose_X
2010-11-16 21:00:51
Dr. Roy Schestowitz
2010-11-16 21:12:05