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Originally posted by Arrowmancer
reply to post by Esoteric Teacher
I starred your post because I thoroughly enjoyed the perspective. But there are bits that don't make sense to me.
If I'm not your friend and I'm not your family, what AM I to you? Your enemy? An acquaintance? You are skeptical of American freedom. So are we. You are skeptical of our government? Judgemental? So are we. Don't hold back, lay it on the line right here, right now. What would YOU do in our shoes?
We have less cameras than Brittain. We have armed police officers that criminals take VERY seriously. We have a bunch of laws, most of which we never think about because we'll never be in a position to break those laws. But at the end of the day, we know the difference between right and wrong and will defend a right action in the court, if necessary and probably win.
"no part of this book may be reproduced in whole or in part without written permission of the publisher. no part of this book may be stored in any information storage or retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or other, without written permission from the publisher."
At the end of the day, our law is the Constitution. Any law passed that violates that is stricken down. Period.
Originally posted by Esoteric Teacher
sorry for the late response:
Originally posted by Arrowmancer
reply to post by Esoteric Teacher
ok. i can understand that. but, there are aspects of the american experiment and society that i think conditions americans to make assumptions without really paying attention to the details. this is only my observation.
what would i do if i were in your shoes? what size shoes do you wear?
americans will never be in a position to break their laws? but americans are not even permitted to know all the laws, so how can americans claim to know they are not breaking the laws?
for example:
the copyright laws placed on the first page of all elementary school textbooks.
"no part of this book may be reproduced in whole or in part without written permission of the publisher. no part of this book may be stored in any information storage or retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or other, without written permission from the publisher."
but, i am an information storage and retrieval system. my brain cells and even my very dna is an information storage and retrieval system. and many publishers are dead. so does this mean the law is that i must get written permission from the dead in order to retain what it is i read?????
if i do not get written permission from the dead publishers, does this make me a person who is not a law abiding citizen???
including the copyright laws, which seem to go against the laws of physics? how are american children suppose to get written permission from the dead publishers in order to be able to legally retain that which they are taught?
just some observations,
et