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Yeah, but it wasn't too immoral for him to take advantage of government funded university research labs in order to get that Ph.D. in the first place, right? O

• CWuestefeld 16y ago
  What's with all the vitriol in your two replies? It seems like you're awfully eager to put words into people's mouths, and to stereotype a large portion of the country in a single stroke. There may be parts of your argument that are worth discussing, but you make it difficult to ferret them out from all the anger. You know nothing of the parent post's friend. How can you make such bald assertions?
• araneae 16y ago
  Your tone is rather aggressive. Why is that? In fact, it did keep him up at night that his lab was receiving grants from the government. That's why he ultimately made the decision he did. It's impossible for someone to be completely moral with their money. All of us on H.N. have paid taxes that at some point went to pay for something that we disagree with morally. All of us have purchased a product from a company that has probably done something we find immoral or given money to someone who has. It's not shameful to pay your taxes because you like not being in prison. Self-preservation is not a bad thing. But nor is trying to put your money where your mouth is, either.