You ignored his point entirely - it wasn't about the "dude".
It's also interesting, however, that if this "dude" was a libertarian businessman who had the IRS after him, many of those on this tread would likely be defending him. (Kind of like how it's OK to support the ACLU looting taxpayers if they are going after "creationists").
Myself, I pay my taxes to avoid such jams.
Yes it was. It's not the posters that discredited him, it was the dude himself that did that.
"It's also interesting, however, that if this "dude" was a libertarian businessman who had the IRS after him, many of those on this tread would likely be defending him."
Libertarianism has nothing to do with outright tax evasion and ignoring building permit laws on major construction intended for public use in a populated area.