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fjtorres · 07-12-2012, 08:17 AM

Checked out the Kress/pirate exchanges.
The comments are interesting.
The pirates' rationalizations and attitudes are frankly, offensive.
I'm not in the Ellison "off with their hands" hardcore camp but that kind of thinking...
Reminds me of Heinlein's solution: shoot'em between the eyes and bill the parents for the bullet.

The world doesn't need leeches like those *commercial* pirates. Contribute nothing but expect the world to cater to their whims. No sense of ethics.

Goodkind's guy, on the other hand, looks like a casual idiot: name and shame sounds about appropriate.

07-12-2012, 08:17 AM	#42
fjtorres Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,732 Karma: 128354696 Join Date: May 2009 Location: 26 kly from Sgr A* Device: T100TA,PW2,PRS-T1,KT,FireHD 8.9,K2, PB360,BeBook One,Axim51v,TC1000	Checked out the Kress/pirate exchanges. The comments are interesting. The pirates' rationalizations and attitudes are frankly, offensive. I'm not in the Ellison "off with their hands" hardcore camp but that kind of thinking... Reminds me of Heinlein's solution: shoot'em between the eyes and bill the parents for the bullet. The world doesn't need leeches like those commercial pirates. Contribute nothing but expect the world to cater to their whims. No sense of ethics. Goodkind's guy, on the other hand, looks like a casual idiot: name and shame sounds about appropriate.