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I want to point out how absurd it is that you're talking about "civil disobedience" which amounts to watching video content without paying for it. One would thi
by isoskeles 6y ago
I want to point out how absurd it is that you're talking about "civil disobedience" which amounts to watching video content without paying for it. One would think you're some sort of freedom fighter, but you're just advocating for watching tv shows and movies.
Maybe walk back the rhetoric, calling people who disagree with you "bootlickers", etc.
- ddevault 6y agoIf I personally "watch video content" without paying for it, that doesn't amount to much. If everyone does, that amounts to a hell of a lot more. That's how civil disobedience works.
- coredog64 6y agoThe point behind civil disobedience is that you knowingly break the law because you both believe the law is absurd AND you’re prepared to accept the legal consequences in the hope that society will look on your example as the punishment not being appropriate and change the law.
- computerfriend 6y agoBeing prepared for the consequences is just good advice for anything you do in life. But it's not an intrinsic part of civil disobedience, nor is being punished for said disobedience.
- a1369209993 6y agoNo, the point behind civil disobedience is that you knowingly break the law in order to make the law harder to enforce, whether that's for PR reasons or - per the topic - because so many people are doing it that it's logistically impractical to make a dent in them.