BBC News Forums Teeming With Idiots

If you ever needed any proof that the people who frequented the BBC News Forum 'Have Your Say' messageboards, were generally brain-dead, right-wing, morons, this should surely be it.

The 'debate' is concerning Bill Gate's departure from Microsoft. The high-rated comments are the preserve of the uninformed:

Bill Gates has been a tour de force behind the generation of the modern world. His vision capability and steadfastness have been nothing short of astounding.

Then to cap it all he is also perhaps the worlds most prolific philanthropist giving not only billions of pounds but selflessly of his time and throwing his considerable power into the most worthy of causes. I for one wish him every continued success. - [ianthegreek], Leicester, United Kingdom - Recommended by 72 people

Finding an informed opinion is a little more difficult, they start appearing around page three, but you have to journey to page six to get, what I think is fair to call, an accurate summary of Bill's position in the world:

His legacy will be the same as that of many other super-rich.

- Make as much money as possible by any means possible, crushing any opposition.
- Realise that you are mortal, but wish to live in perpetuity
- Give away a lot of cash to charities, have hospital and library wings named after yourself to achieve this.

It is funny to me that so many people think he is giving his money away because he is a generous and kind soul - if he was he would not have gotten where he was today. - Ray, Brit in US - Recommended by 5 people