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It's not liberal ANYTHING, it's stone cold reality. Many of us are addicted to FR, does that make JimRob a bad person for providing it? I go to SF conventions I encounter many people that are addicted to bad fiction (only the addicts seem to read the true crap), does that make the publishing industry evil? I'm rarely caught more than 10 feet from music, does that mean musicians have lead me astray (notice how I avoided the RIAA, I'm not stupid)? That's the reality of the situation, some people are drawn to life's crutches and those people can and do make a crutch out of just about anything. If your test on if something is bad is whether or not it can lead to addictive behavior your list of bad thing must be rather huge, best to shorten things up and list the few things that no one has manged to get addicted to, I think plastic cups are OK.

Yes Bennett is a moralist, yes he espouses moral virtue. Notice he's avoided discussing gambling. One of the worst vices is hypocricy. There are lots of things in this world that aren't a virtue, BFD.

No that is NOT what Bennett does. Bennett talks about the importance of moral behavior, you're condemning a man you haven't met based on word that Atlantic City gives him good credit. There's a huge difference between trying to help people behave in a moral manner and labeling a specific person as immoral.

His gambling isn't a conflict because it's not on his bitch list. And even if it were none of us are perfect, as long as he can keep control of his entertainment (which would seem to be the case, AC doesn't hand out credit to people that don't pay up, they're not into busting people out like mobsters) then there's no issue. It's not illegal, there are no victims, and he's under control, no moral problems here.

Moderation in all things including moderation. Bennett isn't a fool. Show me where he says it's immoral to have some fun and blow off some steam once in a while. Show me where he says you're not allowed to put money in a machine and watch the lights blink. It's sheer IDIOCY to try to blow this up into some degredation of his virtuosity.

Oh and now you're saying I'd spit on libertarians?! GUESS AGAIN BUDDY.