Re: The Seven Types Of Pirate
Kirk McElhearn <[email protected]>
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On Oct 15, 2010, at 6:50 AM, Christopher R. Maden wrote:
>> Breaking laws is not the sustainable way to bring about change, nor
>> a thing to encourage.
>
> Huh. Really? I am trying to think of a time when civil disobedience
> (i.e., breaking laws to bring about change) has worked...
>
> I realize that invoking the civil rights movement is a grandiose
> analogy. However, the very point at issue here — and the one that
> continually seems to be your bugaboo, Joseph — is that the law *can be
> wrong*.
Sure, the Fugitive Slave Law was immoral, and people broke the law to lead to a change. But I don't think here that we're talking about a question of morals.
Kirk
*Author of Take Control of iTunes 10: The FAQ*
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