[free-sklyarov] Re: Rallies on Monday

[Xcott Craver]

On Sat, 21 Jul 2001, y s wrote:

> Looks like exact translation of Soviet "Pravda" editorial.

	It is not communism, or any other specific "ism," to want
	the ability to lend someone a book, or read it more than
	once, or read it aloud, without paying some company per
	use, or per page, or per minute.

	Are public libraries communist, because they let you
	read books for free?  What about bookstores that let you
	browse without paying?

	Being a capitalist doesn't mean you must support every insane
	kind of extortion a company can think of.  Most Americans
	surely prefer a free market, but most Americans would be
	aghast if a corporation decided to charge people royalties
	for breathing, or walking on sidewalks, or reading
	Alice in Wonderland to their children.

							-S