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America will rule in favour of private property and against the common good every single time, unless forced to do otherwise by external circumstances. Famousl

America will rule in favour of private property and against the common good every single time, unless forced to do otherwise by external circumstances. Famously it only went against segregation because "Racial discrimination furnishes grist for the Communist propaganda mills." (Attorney General James P. McGranery) https://redsails.org/concessions/ https://redsails.org/concessions/ Fortunately this means more of an impetus for piracy in the meantime, and alternative systems in the near future.

latency-guy2 4y ago
> America will rule in favour of private property and against the common good every single time Thankfully that's the best outcome. Unless you mean you support eminent domain. I'd pay hell to the country that even plans on using it against me, and I'll follow and protect others who this happens to as well. Anyone who decides they can steal my resources will have to fight for it. You do not own me.
- whatshisface 4y ago
  I might not own you, but apparently you don't own your own books as much as you might have thought. ;-)
  - latency-guy2 4y ago
    I don't own a single digital book, nor am I deluded to think that the internet was going to solve the issue of ownership in the first place. You are free to demand that publishers provide you unlimited access to their servers so you can download your books perpetually. Publishers need not give in to alternative access methods to their material. If you want to own books, have it actually in your possession, which is not the internet.
    - whatshisface 4y ago
      This article is about a court ruling restricting what the IA could do with books they physically owned.
      - endisneigh 4y ago
        You misunderstand it if that’s your conclusion
- RedCondor 4y ago
  In the very near future America as a country will have to fight a lot harder to loot the resources of other nations, so I imagine as resource scarcity encroaches upon everyone's lifestyle you'll probably begin to see yourself less as an independent frontiersman and more as a member of society. But not one moment sooner.

latency-guy2 4y ago

> America will rule in favour of private property and against the common good every single time Thankfully that's the best outcome. Unless you mean you support eminent domain. I'd pay hell to the country that even plans on using it against me, and I'll follow and protect others who this happens to as well. Anyone who decides they can steal my resources will have to fight for it. You do not own me.

whatshisface 4y ago
I might not own you, but apparently you don't own your own books as much as you might have thought. ;-)
- latency-guy2 4y ago
  I don't own a single digital book, nor am I deluded to think that the internet was going to solve the issue of ownership in the first place. You are free to demand that publishers provide you unlimited access to their servers so you can download your books perpetually. Publishers need not give in to alternative access methods to their material. If you want to own books, have it actually in your possession, which is not the internet.
  - whatshisface 4y ago
    This article is about a court ruling restricting what the IA could do with books they physically owned.
    - endisneigh 4y ago
      You misunderstand it if that’s your conclusion
RedCondor 4y ago
In the very near future America as a country will have to fight a lot harder to loot the resources of other nations, so I imagine as resource scarcity encroaches upon everyone's lifestyle you'll probably begin to see yourself less as an independent frontiersman and more as a member of society. But not one moment sooner.