Stealing Stuff

The (relatively) new (but growing) moral dichotomy

A "Write something or do my taxes" post

I run into one of these things just about every day.  Now that God has been replaced by moral relativism, there are many more examples one could display, if one wished, like thinking it's okay to vote for democrats. But I tarry. The example on the left uses a favorite tool of progressives, the false premise.  Intellectual property has intrinsic value, and copying it is the same as counterfeiting money - it dilutes the value of every genuine counterpart, which is theft. Because of my upbringing, when I steal good ideas from Denny Wilson, or the Lounge, I know I'm being bad, and I can't sleep at night.  I don't pretend it's okay; I suffer terribly.  On the other hand, it is okay to stiff the government for every cent you can, because this government is no better than a den of pirates.  By "stiff"  I mean avoid paying taxes, not evade them. That's a nuance that eludes gummint  democrats.