[free-sklyarov] NC Call to Protest

[Bob Smart]

On Tuesday 31 July 2001 12:03, you wrote:

> > Please act quickly to help free an innocent man, and save the US
> > Government time, money, and embarrasment.  Here is what you can do:
>
> Why would we want to save time, money, and embarrassment for the US
> gov't? This DMCA crap is not an aberration of an otherwise good and just
> system. It is the typical behavior of a tyranny.
>
> I recognize that few of you will agree with me, but perhaps over time,
> as you see things like this and have some similar experiences of your
> own, you will learn what I have learned.

Personally, I DO agree with you...but still I must disagree with you.  You're 
absolutely right, this is not aberrant--but if we want to gain the support of 
the American public, calling the American public a bunch of Nazi pigs is 
probably not the most effective strategy for doing it.  Instead, that's a 
dandy method for persuading people that Dmitry and his little geek friends 
ARE true enemies of the Republic who don't love America, don't love their 
mothers, and richly deserve to rot in jail.

The government isn't "embarrassed" about this at all.  It may or may not be 
possible to get the people to be shocked and appalled at what's being done in 
their name, but we won't gain their trust and support by attacking them.

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