[Bush2000]

You only make yourself look like an idiot by bringing violent crime into a debate about free speech.

You're the one who brought up "public safety and national security" as a basis for measuring whether a particular violation of law merits enforcement, dood. See post #55:

"Or you are sued into bankrupcy by an industry trade group trying to use a corrupt law to supress your first amendment right to publish any writing or artistic work that does not endanger the national security of the United States or cause a clear and present danger to public safety. Copyright infringement does neither."

Don Joe pointed out violent crime as a means of showing you how absurd your system of measurement is.

Tell me something, college, boy. What college or university are you attending? Because someday, my kids are going to college ... and I'd sooner flush the tuition money down the toilet than subject them to the same anarcho-marxist indoctrination that you've apparently swallowed.

[dheretic]

Tell me something, college, boy. What college or university are you attending? Because someday, my kids are going to college ... and I'd sooner flush the tuition money down the toilet than subject them to the same anarcho-marxist indoctrination that you've apparently swallowed.

First of all, how many Marxists stand up in front of their class and say that Bill Clinton and Janet Reno should face a firing squad for what happened at Ruby Ridge, Waco, the selling of US military secrets, bombing of a purely civilian target in the Sudan, bombing of Serbia, et al? Guess what? I must be one wierd ass Marxists, because I did that on at least one occassion during Clinton's last years in office.

Do you believe in welfare services of any kind? How about free healthcare for anyone other than government employees who earned it as a part of an employment contract with the government (ie veterans)? What about student loans, "public" house, etc? I don't believe in any of that. No medicare, no social security, no welfare, no free or reduced housing, no EIC, nothing.

I don't believe in eminent domain except when national security demands it. I believe a phased withdrawl from government-run schools to completely privatized education is a necessary goal for the US. Go ahead, call me an anarchist because I believe that the ideal goal for the future of the state is that it provides only 4 services: police, courts, military and public roads.

Microsoft has a right to sell just about whatever it wants to the public. It does not however have the right to determine what terms it will sell its products if those terms force customers to give up any rights. IP vendors are the only companies that have the luxury of making one product, duplicating it at virtually no cost and then telling customers "oh btw, you don't own that." Is society better off that software companies sell licenses rather than feux physical property? No. Software, music, movies, etc should not be treated really any differently from anything else that is sold. Buy a copy of OfficeXP? It should be yours to install on every PC you own.

As for your kids going to college, don't worry. If they are even half as bad at reading comprehension as you, college expenses won't even be a consideration for you.