And as we all know, setting up ANOTHER website which is PERFECTLY LEGAL (under the laws of the country you live and operate out of), is sending a “fuck you” message to the feds and messing with them. /s

Sorry, but your rabid “he’s a pirate” and “you’re all apologists” message is seriously falling on deaf ears til you realize, that contrary to the opinion of some, the rest of the countries on the planet DO NOT fall under U.S. jurisdiction and rule.

Also, Mike never sides with the pirates, but he does question the actions of those going after them. Stretching, abusing and changing laws to go after someone who you cannot with any definitive certainty say has committed a crime, much less caused actual damages, is a bit much and is a perfectly reasonable thing to ponder and voice concerns over.

In point of fact, Mike has on numerous occasions said that piracy is wrong, it is illegal and he DOES NOT condone it. However, he says that fighting it tooth and nail while not offering more legitimate alternatives and actually listening to what people want is most definitely not going to fix the problem. Especially not when done in conjunctions with things such as this, extraditing someone from their home country for something that isn’t illegal there and trying to hold them responsible for the actions of others. That’s basically saying, “Fuck you. We are the U.S. and our corporations have free reign to do as they please and we will do what is necessary to let them have their way on their behalf.” It only enrages people and makes them further want to flaunt and mock copyright laws, it does not make them want to respect them.

So you see, such actions are more harmful in the long run. But it takes a reasonable mind to see that. Of course, if one doesn’t have a reasonable mind, then “you’re all pirates and criminals and we’re going to get you” will be your fall back response and you’ll applaud such actions, as trivial, wasteful and harmful as they are.

“Mike ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS sides with the pirates.”

And you ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS side with those who care for no one other than themselves at the expense of all others. Surely you meant to say alleged pirates too, yes? /s

If I see evidence of wrong doing and abuse of power on the part of my government and law enforcement, you can be damn sure I’m going to support whomever is at the receiving end of such grievously damaging accusations and try to do everything I can to stop it. Mike does the same in his own way and I salute him for taking a stand in a world where most are too lazy to bother.

Thank God corporate apologists like you are a tiny minority and have your hands tied by the laws of the land as well, otherwise we’d find ourselves living in a world where people are black bagged on a whim with no charges and no trial, there one day and gone forever the next.

The kind of world you irrationally promote through your constant disdain, sarcasm, and lies is one where tyrants rule with an iron fist, where everything in black and white and where you alone decide which is which with no regard to the damage it will cause to the collective whole. You claim to care about artists, but looking at you history it’s clear that this is purely a lie, used to further your own personal agenda.

You, who would welcome a world where people have no rights and no means to fight back against injustice, are an enemy to liberty, true democracy, and the will of the people. I pray to God every day that people like you never ever get their hands on even the tiniest modicum of real power, you who would love nothing more than for all of us to live in a dictatorial world where the needs of the few always outweigh the needs of the many.

Your greed, selfishness, hatred, and desire for absolute power and control is as clear to us as the nose on your face. You support all the worst aspects of fascism and tyranny and EVERYONE knows it! So employ all the ad hominem attacks and illogical straw men you want, we will still see right through you because you are as transparent to us as glass and always will be.