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2021-05-03 India-Pakistan

Bill Gates, Chalkdust Loving Philanthropy Tourist, Advises Denying India the Vaccine Formula.

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Posted by Dron66046 2021-05-03 02:34|| || Front Page|| [17 views ] Top

#1 Bill Gates was asked if a change in intellectual property law be helpful in the current Covid crisis?

And they expected the software king to say yes?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2021-05-03 03:07|| 2021-05-03 03:07|| Front Page Top

#2 Bill's a population control nut. Of course he doesn't want India to have the experimental gene therapy (I refuse to call it a vaccine). Where better to start other than China which we know he won't go after.

Posted by Warthog 2021-05-03 08:20|| 2021-05-03 08:20|| Front Page Top

#3 But this could decimate Microsoft's work force unless Bill plans to shift recruiting a bit to the north and east.

Posted by Sneart Thromonter8301 2021-05-03 08:31|| 2021-05-03 08:31|| Front Page Top

#4 ...? Is that why the Junta in Myanmar is chanting back at the rioters to "learn to code"?

Posted by Procopius2k 2021-05-03 08:49|| 2021-05-03 08:49|| Front Page Top

#5 Aside from the usual 'Myeh... Indians are best off snake charming and rope climbing' conceit, I think I know what his problem is.

The modified FCRA [Foreign Contribution Regulation Act 2010] crippled subsidiaries of foundations like Gates' in India, when the government disallowed the unregulated use of money for running 'charities' and 'humanitarian' rackets. This was done seeing that the money was being brought in to empower only the narrow interest groups that were anti-India, islamist or communist leaning. From lawyers' retainers to bribes and gifts and grants buying influence for certain Leftist interests... the money was not for alleviation of poverty, education or preservation of life. It was only going into activities aiming at degrading sovereignty, encroaching on democratic rights, lobbying, influence etc.

The foundation still has its offices here and is distributing aid too but they cannot do it with the abandon they can afford in other countries. And while such people are allowed the media hype and a few nice venues to speak at, nobody entertains their overtures for being consultants in the business of India.

Until the administration here changes. The opposition are the sort who couldn't kiss enough foreign bungholes.

Posted by Dron66046 2021-05-03 09:26|| 2021-05-03 09:26|| Front Page Top

#6 'Myeh... Indians are best off snake charming and rope climbing' conceit,

So you watched Jonny Quest too? :-)

Posted by Frank G 2021-05-03 09:51|| 2021-05-03 09:51|| Front Page Top

#7 ^ ☺ I only watched a little Swat Kats, Frank. These things arrived here by the 90s only.

Posted by Dron66046 2021-05-03 10:08|| 2021-05-03 10:08|| Front Page Top

#8 Like a Star Trek Next Gen episode.
One culture has the disease and the other has the cure but just doles out enough to keep themselves wealthy and the other needy. Of course Next Gen made it a drug problem because they weren't deep thinkers like the original series.

Posted by rjschwarz 2021-05-03 10:40|| 2021-05-03 10:40|| Front Page Top

#9 There is more to this than the cheesy over view: "In an interview with Sky News, Bill Gates was asked if a change in intellectual property law be helpful in the current Covid crisis? "
India, in their own self-interest, has been aggressively trying to acquire foreign intellectual property rights on the cheap. Understandably so as they are a rival to foreign Big Pharma™ in output and, yes, there are certainly many poor Indian people that would benefit from cheaper drugs. CoVid-19 drugs and vaccines are just another skirmish in a long war.

Is Bill Gates a Big Pharma™ shill or is he looking at his own computer IP to protect? Or do we embrace the power of 'And' ?

Posted by magpie 2021-05-03 17:04|| 2021-05-03 17:04|| Front Page Top

#10

Posted by Clem 2021-05-03 19:56|| 2021-05-03 19:56|| Front Page Top

#11 Oh, and he's getting divorced.

Posted by Clem 2021-05-03 19:57|| 2021-05-03 19:57|| Front Page Top

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