Comments on: Shrinking Empire, Part Two http://incontemptcomics.com/2008/08/05/shrinking-empire-part-two/ Political cartoons by Kevin Moore Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:47:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Kevin Moore http://incontemptcomics.com/2008/08/05/shrinking-empire-part-two/comment-page-1/#comment-173 Kevin Moore Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:52:52 +0000 http://incontemptcomics.com/?p=86#comment-173 No problem, m.dot — you write a smart blog. No problem, m.dot — you write a smart blog.

]]> By: m.dot http://incontemptcomics.com/2008/08/05/shrinking-empire-part-two/comment-page-1/#comment-170 m.dot Wed, 06 Aug 2008 19:10:10 +0000 http://incontemptcomics.com/?p=86#comment-170 Hey Kevin. Thanks for the link. Having recently worked a million dollar "social entrepreneurship" organization, I speak with authority on the follies of "giving back". Thats not to say that, in some instances the corps don't help, in SOME they do. But lets call it what it is. Good PR. Corporations are beholden to their shareholders. No on else . The sooner we get that the sooner our actions will reflect it. Hey Kevin.

Thanks for the link.

Having recently worked a million dollar “social entrepreneurship” organization,
I speak with authority on the follies of “giving back”.

Thats not to say that, in some instances the corps don’t help, in SOME they do.
But lets call it what it is. Good PR.

Corporations are beholden to their shareholders. No on else . The sooner we get that
the sooner our actions will reflect it.

]]> By: More on Creative Capitalism « mooreroom http://incontemptcomics.com/2008/08/05/shrinking-empire-part-two/comment-page-1/#comment-169 More on Creative Capitalism « mooreroom Wed, 06 Aug 2008 16:43:45 +0000 http://incontemptcomics.com/?p=86#comment-169 [...] 6, 2008 · No Comments Yesterday’s In Contempt cartoon addressed the “creative capitalism” concept that Bill Gates and the Gates Foundation [...] [...] 6, 2008 · No Comments Yesterday’s In Contempt cartoon addressed the “creative capitalism” concept that Bill Gates and the Gates Foundation [...]

]]> By: Peter Quinn http://incontemptcomics.com/2008/08/05/shrinking-empire-part-two/comment-page-1/#comment-168 Peter Quinn Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:45:12 +0000 http://incontemptcomics.com/?p=86#comment-168 P.S. we've tried to contact the gates foundation through email to discuss to no avail. If anyone knows the foundation, please send them our way because we are looking for funding. Peter Quinn P.S.
we’ve tried to contact the gates foundation through email to discuss to no avail. If anyone knows the foundation, please send them our way because we are looking for funding.

Peter Quinn

]]> By: Peter Quinn http://incontemptcomics.com/2008/08/05/shrinking-empire-part-two/comment-page-1/#comment-167 Peter Quinn Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:42:54 +0000 http://incontemptcomics.com/?p=86#comment-167 we have contempt for bill gates and his people for trying to take ownership over altruism and philanthropic ideals. although we commend them for their actions, we have nothing but total disgust for someone who promotes their own philanthropy in the form of PR. we've been pushed back into the depths of wikipedia because of gates foundation PR team. In their wiki, they were claiming that he coined the term "creative capitalism" this year in 2008. This is very suspicious to us because we've been running an art and music publishing collective for 4 years now called "creative capitalism" and when we brought this to wikipedia's attention, they buried us deep within the search for "creative capitalism." They first kept omitting our entry until we complained, and as a result, the gates people took off the claim that he coined the term. What is infuriating is that WE didn't even coin the term. it's an idea that's been circulating for decades. And what is even more infuriating is that a "knowledge base" such as wikipedia is letting popularity determine fact. Seems very Orwellian to me, the notion of determined fact or popular knowledge. Peter Quinn http://www.creativecapitalism.net we have contempt for bill gates and his people for trying to take ownership over altruism and philanthropic ideals. although we commend them for their actions, we have nothing but total disgust for someone who promotes their own philanthropy in the form of PR.

we’ve been pushed back into the depths of wikipedia because of gates foundation PR team. In their wiki, they were claiming that he coined the term “creative capitalism” this year in 2008. This is very suspicious to us because we’ve been running an art and music publishing collective for 4 years now called “creative capitalism” and when we brought this to wikipedia’s attention, they buried us deep within the search for “creative capitalism.” They first kept omitting our entry until we complained, and as a result, the gates people took off the claim that he coined the term.

What is infuriating is that WE didn’t even coin the term. it’s an idea that’s been circulating for decades.

And what is even more infuriating is that a “knowledge base” such as wikipedia is letting popularity determine fact. Seems very Orwellian to me, the notion of determined fact or popular knowledge.

Peter Quinn
http://www.creativecapitalism.net

]]> By: In Contempt (8/5/08): Shrinking Empire, Part Two « mooreroom http://incontemptcomics.com/2008/08/05/shrinking-empire-part-two/comment-page-1/#comment-165 In Contempt (8/5/08): Shrinking Empire, Part Two « mooreroom Tue, 05 Aug 2008 19:02:18 +0000 http://incontemptcomics.com/?p=86#comment-165 [...] August 5, 2008 · No Comments Click the image to see the thing at full size. [...] [...] August 5, 2008 · No Comments Click the image to see the thing at full size. [...]

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