I wanted to respond to Linux earlier, but I was so busy, I simply did not have the time. Nevertheless, what I need to say is so important, I knew I simply had to allocate a few minutes to write a brief letter on the subject. Unless you share my view that Linux's dissertations are colored by a sycophantic adoration of extremism, there's no need for you to hear me further.
The facts are, succinctly, these: First, Linux's scare tactics reflect a contentious bias that will ridicule, parody, censor, and downgrade opposing ideas sooner or later. Second, the poisonous wine of alarmism had been distilled long before it entered the scene. Linux is merely the agent decanting the poisonous fluid from its bottle into the jug that is world humanity. Maybe it's not fair to call Linux's encomiasts "feeble-minded" just because they supplant one form of injustice with another, but remember that by writing this letter, I am unmistakably sticking my head far above the parapet. The big danger is that Linux will retaliate against me. It'll most likely try to force me to kiss my freedom goodbye, although another possibility is that there is little doubt that anger is contagious. End of story. Actually, I should add that given the amount of misinformation that it is circulating, I must sincerely point out that I am now in a position to define what I mean when I say that it wants to promote the total destruction of individuality in favor of an all-powerful group, even though, for most people, this desire is neither necessary nor instinctive. What I mean is that Linux sometimes uses the word "cinephotomicrography" when describing its utterances. Beware! This is a buzzword designed for emotional response. To quote the prophet Isaiah, "Woe to ye who toss sops to the egos of the barbaric".
I have two words to say about Linux's credos: nefarious poppycock. To be blunt, biggety lotharios often take earthworms or similar small animals and impale them on a pin to enjoy watching them twist and writhe as they slowly die. Similarly, Linux enjoys watching respectable people twist and writhe whenever it threatens to waste hours and hours in fruitless conferences and meetings. Although this has been overlooked or ignored by the established scientific community, the pen is a powerful tool. Why don't we use that tool to take the initiative to condemn -- without hesitation, without remorse -- all those who stifle dissent? Too many emotions to count raced through my mind when I first realized that whenever there's an argument about Linux's devotion to principles and to freedom, all one has to do is point out that I recognize the need to think and act strategically as well as tactically. That should settle the argument pretty quickly. I hope I haven't bored you by writing an entire letter about Linux. Still, this letter was the best way to explain to you that before bothering us with its next batch of soporific, self-deceiving ebullitions, Linux should review the rules of writing a persuasive essay, most notably the one about sticking to the topic the writer establishes.
Try it here.
