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Originally Posted by ggareau
Secondly, regarding natives (Native Americans, Native Canadians) they really have been screwed over enough for special consideration. There's a lot of prejudice that still goes on between people in rural areas and people on the reservation (some of it warranted, some of it not) and I have no issues with them calling themselves Indians - I know a few who do. Happily Indian isn't so much a grenade as the n-word is though. But no, you shouldn't call natives Indians, though them calling each other that is a non-issue.
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Why is it okay for American Indians to call themselves "Indians" but for me not to? One of my good friends is an Indian. My family and friends refer to him as "The Indian." Not because we're judging him. Not because we think less of him. He just happens to be an Indian, and that sets him apart, makes him unique.
To say that's somehow inherently wrong -- when no malice or judgement is involved -- bothers me.
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Thirdly, you cannot stop piracy and there's no point trying. Anyone can digitize any book and once one person does, anybody else can access it. DRM can't and won't fix the problem since it's fundamentally flawed from the start. Besides, borrowing books from libraries and other people has led to me spending thousands of dollars over the years. Getting MP3s for free over the internet has led to me spending close to $500/year on music.
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You can't stop all thieves, pedophiles and murderers either, so why try? That's the exact same logic, just applied to more... socially unacceptable crimes.
With Internet Piracy, there may be other solutions than we have in place. But to say "why even try" is somewhat demeaning to the artists themselves. "You can create this great work, some people will compensate you fairly, but once it hits the Internet... tough luck buster!"
-Pie