Re:Aaron Swartz was not a saint
by nilved on Monday February 04, 2013 @10:51PM
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Nobody cared about Swartz before he died- it's almost disgusting how people who disparaged his case and never once considered donating to his legal funds are now praising him as a a saint. He was a saint, but the majority of people saying that now weren't saying so before the fact.
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Re:Aaron Swartz was not a saint
by sliverstorm on Monday February 04, 2013 @10:59PM
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He was a saint
Oh?
Isn't the most common contemporary definition of 'saint' a person who loses their life in pursuing a noble cause? How does Swartz not fit that definition?
Re:Aaron Swartz was not a saint
by brittonsmith on Monday February 04, 2013 @11:28PM
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You're thinking of a martyr. Saintliness, other than the silly Catholic rules, refers more to living righteously. You can be either one of those without being the other.