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Re: Quit Whining About Piracy!!!

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From: Wakko Boy
Date: Thu, 03 Jul 1997 00:00
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Joshua Skains wrote:

> If you write a book and you were supposed to get $200,000, but lost half of
> it because some asshole copied it and gave it away, you think you would be
> happy?

You have no debating skill whatsoever. NEVER use a "how would you feel?" example, 
because what you're really asking him to do is put aside reason in favor of 
emotion.

> As for the masterbating thing, if you have to use this against your
> opponents, you have already lost, because that is childish and I can tell
> you are most likely a child. Are you sure your mommy is going to let you
> play games passed 8:00pm? Isn't that bedtime?

OK, so the language is rather offensive, but he's still got a point. Also, it's
just plain ignorant to call him childish, because the fact is, children are more
reverent to the law then anyone else. True, they misbehave sometimes, but never in
the name of anarchy; they will always believe that the law is the "right" thing to
do, even if they don't do it. And so, it takes a VERY mature person to look the
law in the face and scream, "Hey! You're just a human like me! Why should I care
what you say?"

Go read some J.D. Salinger before you start calling anarchy childish.
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From: Wakko Boy <h...@h.com>
Subject: Re: Quit Whining About Piracy!!!
Date: 1997/07/03
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