a much simpler argument can be mad, for instance why should the US Government be getting a piece of a transaction that was sourced, manufactured, and sold outside it's borders in the first place?

point is, none of that matters for what i was saying - which was simply highlighting the Hollywood hypocrisy, regardless of how right or wrong they my be on the underlying topic.

so you disagree about the Hollywood hypocrisy I mentioned?

i understand what you're asking me, and i'm telling you it's irrelevant.

i did 'take a shot' at hollywood hypocrisy. if you want to tag that as political go ahead i guess, it's adjacent maybe. Was really commentary on how that tend to be preachy rather than about any specific political issue.

if you want to talk "crusader", shall we discuss your apparent need to rush in to their defense with your 'please sir, tell me you are the Republican operative I hope you will be, so i can attack the messenger rather than have to address the message', lol.

first, did you find that 'zealous'?

second, why does that matter? let's say i've never said a bad word about a Republican in my life... does that change the validity of what I said?

yeah, that infinite money can be really appealing, even if you have to be a hypocrite to get it.

that can't be, Apple uses child labor and doesn't repatriate their overseas earnings. 'Hollywood' wouldn't get in bed with such loathsome characters.

not close, but they can't really expect to be in the modern era

yeah Victor Newman and others have been horrible fathers for half a century :P

this is an excellent post, although I'd put Cosby up there over the Simpsons. yes, I get it but evaluating the shows it's Cosby.

just because they don't do it doesn't mean they don't know what it is.

at it's core pirating is really about entitlement. folks that grew up in the 80's or earlier were raised a little differently than the 'everyone gets a trophy' generations.

adults. that's the demo.

yes the Reddit crowd is probably 90%, but many folks raised during the 80's or before were raised not to do this kind of thing.

a 65 yo was 40 when Napster launched, they understand the question.

the irony of using "ammoral"

yes, i suggested he should get credit for the clean up

then you corrected me by saying he shouldn't, because the guy he hired was actually responsible for the clean up

I don't live in the city, I'm basing my comments off the word of someone that lives in the city.

> The only thing he did right was make Bratton the police commissioner. That's who really cleaned the city up.

got it.

guy he hired 'really cleaned the city up' but don't credit Giuliani because we don't like him for being too Trump.

so was it Dinkins or was it Bratton?

If Bratton was a good hire, the credit for that goes to Giuliani, that's how executive positions work.

This is true, but it's not aligned with the acceptable reddit narrative as it actually gives him credit for legitimate accomplishments.

lmao. Biden happened as a result of the media finally dismantling Trump. Painting him as some kind of offensive weapon is simple hilarity. He won the nomination because he was the only perceived moderate among the 17 Dems running. If anyone knew how he'd actually govern, one of the others would have taken out Trump.

it's a lighthearted sitcom, there are very few made at this point but obviously there's still an audience.

80% seems high.

or starting with the Cheers cast and only having Frasier?

1st episode just seemed depressing. Chose not to invest futher time.

strong voice of reason, would be a good choice for them

and it had Rachel Bilson.