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		eseehausen on Jan 23, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Bill Gates: I assume my phone's not being tapped That's just reality. Pessimism would be saying that means no good can come of it, which GP did not say.

prateekj on Jan 23, 2014 [–]

He is relating Bill Gates' charity to US consolidating its power. Be that as it may, it is not an aid given by one country to another country. It is like putting a pessimistic spin on something good. Don't you think so?

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