12-25-2009, 01:19 PM | #421 | |
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I suppose you can argue that you should not import articles here and start threads if the article in question does not follow the guidelines... |
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12-25-2009, 03:32 PM | #422 |
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My greatest problem with Alan's posts are his assumptions that only his views are worthy, that only certain cultures are suitable, that only certain activities are worth protecting and supporting.
Sorry? Come again? How is this different from Hitler demanding that all Jews, Gypsies, homosexuals and Poles be exterminated in order to 'protect' the 'pure Aryan races'??? Oh, we're not talking about specific ethnic backgrounds or races this time. No, we're talking about activities. Such as tweeting, cellphoning, video gaming or - GASP! HORROR OF HORRORS! - reading books in an electronic format. Yeah right. Since when is it wrong to exercise personal choice to decide what *I* prefer? Oh. That's right. Under Our Benevolent Socialist State it is inherent upon certain individuals to choose the proper code of conduct in ALL areas of individual and group activity - to maximize 'social order'. We've heard it all before, in the Soviet Union, Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, Japan during most of its history, China, both before and after Mao. And let's not forget those jewels of cultural wisdom flowing from places such as Sudan - where a woman can be whipped - severely - for wearing pants and now for wearing dresses that don't fall to the ankle, even if the woman in question is NOT a Muslim. And Alan Kaufman wants to impose this upon America. Bring back the buggy whip! Derek |
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12-25-2009, 03:36 PM | #423 | |
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And it is common to have for example lower VAT for books just because it is assumed that a personal choice of reading book is better than some other personal choices. So it is nothing strange with preferring that people choose one thing over another. And that opinion do not lead to the conclusion that you can force people to choose something. Unless you see lower VAT for books as forcing people to read a book instead of buying a DVD. |
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12-25-2009, 04:50 PM | #424 | |
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No, really, he said that. |
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12-25-2009, 09:07 PM | #425 |
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OK, I admit I didn't read the article--it doesn't sound like it's worth giving the author an extra hit on it--but comparing people using eBooks to book burning is totally nonsensical. Does he feel the same way about 8-tracks? What about coal power plants as we switch to solar?
Plus, any time someone uses Nazis or Hitler or book burning as an analogy, they have quite simply lost the debate... unless they are ACTUALLY talking about genocide. |
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12-26-2009, 01:19 AM | #426 |
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I think Alan Kaufman might have been so indoctrinated by his mother, that any technological changes, makes him very frightened...
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12-26-2009, 05:25 AM | #427 |
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You know, I have been wondering, did Kaufman write his article on a computer? Oh my! I think he just killed ink!
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12-26-2009, 07:19 AM | #428 |
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12-26-2009, 09:22 AM | #429 |
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awww, don't ban him! along the lines of keeping your enemy in front of you, he's good for some entertainment!
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12-26-2009, 09:37 AM | #430 |
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12-26-2009, 02:09 PM | #431 |
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