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Re:Ask HN: Bitcoin business unexpectedly taking off, help! by lprubin on Friday January 31, 2014 @02:23PM (#7158607)
I think you need to explain why money laundering is unethical. Because there are plenty of laws passed by various governments that many people feel would be unethical to follow.

To use an extreme example, was it unethical to hide jews from the Nazi's?

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Re:Ask HN: Bitcoin business unexpectedly taking off, help! by mdpopescu on Friday January 31, 2014 @03:18PM (#7158933)
Always replace Hitler with Stalin or Mao or you'll be swamped by the idiots quoting Godwin's Law.
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Re:Ask HN: Bitcoin business unexpectedly taking off, help! by rtpg on Friday January 31, 2014 @03:35PM (#7159029)
Money laundering happens to avoid paying taxes

hiding Jews from the Nazis was to avoid them getting shipped off to death camps.

The question is thus do you think that taxes are unethical? I don't think so but a lot of bitcoin fans seem to think so.

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Re:Ask HN: Bitcoin business unexpectedly taking off, help! by tolmasky on Friday January 31, 2014 @04:04PM (#7159166)
It can be more complex than that. An extreme pacifist could have no problem with taxes per se but feel that paying taxes today implicates him in war crimes (drones strikes, etc.)
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Re:Ask HN: Bitcoin business unexpectedly taking off, help! by riter on Friday January 31, 2014 @02:38PM (#7158702)
Godwin's Law much?
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Re:Ask HN: Bitcoin business unexpectedly taking off, help! by dnsco on Friday January 31, 2014 @02:38PM (#7158692)
This conversation is officially over http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin's_law
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Re:Ask HN: Bitcoin business unexpectedly taking off, help! by Zidewinder on Friday January 31, 2014 @03:16PM (#7158922)
Fuck off. So he used an extreme example, doesn't mean his point is invalid. Godwin's Law is not supposed to be used as an excuse to shut down uncomfortable conversations.
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Re:Ask HN: Bitcoin business unexpectedly taking off, help! by 0xdeadbeefbabe on Friday January 31, 2014 @03:46PM (#7159084)
Godwin's law makes the money laundering law attractive in comparison.
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