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Re:U.S. Senator Questions Attorney General about Aaron Swartz by JumpCrisscross on Friday January 18, 2013 @06:11PM (#5081666)
A discussion, let alone a democracy, cannot function if one requires everyone to agree with them on every sub-point of every item related to the topic of question.
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Re:U.S. Senator Questions Attorney General about Aaron Swartz by tptacek on Friday January 18, 2013 @06:19PM (#5081707)
I agree completely. I'm not suggesting that people can't applaud overtures towards open science or open access or an accountable DOJ. I'd just hope to maybe shape and direct the applause, so we're clear what its real target is.

I like Richard Posner, for instance, but I'm disquieted by how quickly the Reddit/HN crowd decided to lionize him once he came to a conclusion they liked regarding patents. Posner for SCOTUS! from people who understand the abstract from one case he worked on. Sheesh!

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