Pumpkin Row
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At no point did I say it's right or reasonable, I said Hollywood causes the behavior themselves. At least you were right that you're missing a lot.If you put the blame of the theft not with the thief but with the one getting stolen from you are justifying it.Claiming I'm justifying stealing is a strawman, since I never made that argument.I didn't write the OP Grampa did. furthermore I'd like to know what the strawman argument is? I also want to know how at the same time saying how you aren't justifying stealing material works, while in the very next sentence you put the blame of pirating on Hollywood because their political stance gave the people who want to steal a reason? What am I missing?I'm not justifying it. I'm pointing out that those in Hollywood cause this behavior themselves. You're just creating a strawman because you can't deny that fact.I didn't say he was entitled to steal anything, but they aren't entitled to his money. On the other hand, this type of behavior should be expected. They chose to announce to the all viewers something that may be perceived in a negative way, either to advance leftist propaganda, or for attention. Since pirating digital media cannot be prevented, they have only themselves to blame for this reaction. People will choose not to support someone if they are given reason, and they gave those who disagree with them a reason.Since the entire premise of this OP that he feels justified to illegally obtain the material it becomes exactly what you said. All the rest of your post is just more justification. It seems to me that you, as so many others are using political affiliation as an excuse to do stuff, you know you shouldn't. I fancy myself as somewhat of a student of history. And feeling justified because of supposed political affiliation to do immoral/illegal acts, the step to outright concentration camps becomes a whole lot smaller. It shows that the rule of law is less important than politics.They are not entitled to his money, thus it's his decision whether he buys their products or not.
Because by making statements that alienate or upset potential buyers, they create the problem of people not wanting to give them their money. It's really not that difficult for a person to keep their trap shut. If a business doesn't want to be targeted or boycotted, they refrain from giving themselves a bad reputation, the same can be said for individuals who place themselves squarely in public view.
To be fair, you're probably missing a lot. I'm used to that, though.
-justification
dʒʌstɪfɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/
noun
1.
the action of showing something to be right or reasonable.
"the justification of revolutionary action"
I highlighted what you did, since you seem to have problems with defining words.