US is set to censor internet

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Intersting comments. Why is it the "have nots" think it is their right to steal from the "haves"? Somehow they feel justified in their coveting of them, and stealing from them if only they can tell themselves that the "haves" don't deserve their rewards. Self talk of hatred for anothers accomplishment. Loathing someone for having more than you.

why did the french citizens have to steal from king's potato fields at night back in 1780s ?

to survive.

the above happens whenever there is a social situation in which some have more than others and others do not have any means or opportunities to have whatever others have.

in an ideal situation, that would lead to sharing, and everyone would be able to have a minimum amount of resources and amenities, and the society would act harmoniously.

in not ideal situations, a number of the entities piss their territory like a 2d entity indigenous to this planet does, and call whatever resource/amenity 'their own', and prevent others from having/using them, or decide how others may have/use it. this may happen due to any justification or excuse.

in more advanced cases, these justifications and excuses are made into societal biases, and then to rules and laws. after a while, all the society comes to accept those things as 'the way of life' or 'the right way to do things'.

just like how people in france had lived for close a thousand year, being properties of their lords, rightfully and god-givenly, until they started to experience widespread famine and awakened to the situation thanks to a multitude of philosophers and writers (most probably wanderers by the way) near end of 18th century.

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It isn't just the big bad "man" in america that seeks copyright protection. I wonder if anyone here advocating stealing copyright material actually have any of their own.

no it is the big bad man in america that makes use of and pursues copyright and patent protections. and abuses them.

for all others, small people like you and me, enforcement costs, time and effort involved and whatnot are too high. so, just like the legal system, the big corporations make the best use of them.

In regards to justice, I was once in the usmc, and participated in operation restore hope in 1992/1993. We went to a small village called baidoa. There had been gangs of thugs extorting the town for its resources, and not just money, food and water. They were raping the women, and stealing their possesions, what little they had. They terrorised the town because they felt they deserved. One of the things the thugs would do is fire a recoilless rifle (a kind of artillery) into the town and kill innocent children until their demands were met.

To say it nicely, we marines put an end to this terror, and we were just. Justice was served. I don't think the thugs saw it the same way. To them, they deserved to get what they stole. They had delusions of rightousness even to the point in which they were willing to kill innocent people. They coveted to the point until they justified to themselves, murder.

yes.

now, imagine that the above exploitation, raping, extortion were all done legally, through innumerable private ownerships, interests and laws protecting them.

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