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Subject: Using Freestuff as a Political Soapbox

Phantast opened this issue on Mar 09, 2003 ยท 20 posts


Penguinisto posted Tue, 11 March 2003 at 12:25 PM

Personally, it is stupid and immature no matter which side of the coin is being criticized. The item in question wasn't exactly in good taste, but IMHO posting freebies in a sneering counter-gesture is just as immature. I'm willing to bet any amount of money that if the t-shirt texture called Bush some despicable name or somesuch, most of the complainers in this thread would prolly be giggling and downloading, and not demanding the removal of the item. I'm not saying all this to stir up a troll, but to raise a valid point: If you're going to complain, please do so fairly, and not use it as a soapbox to push your own views instead. Some in this thread have been quite noble about this (and I thank them profusely), but I really wonder about the rest... there's a whole OT Forum available if you're in such a hurry to proclaim your politics. /P