thread: 2012-03-03 : Ben Lehman: Caveat Scriba: Margret Weis Productions
On 2012-03-04, walkerp wrote:
I find it particularly upsetting to see the proponents of creator rights using the rhetorical tactics of the American political right, particularly the egregious use of the excluded middle (paraphrase: "either Ben is a total liar or MWP is ripping off freelancers!") and the extrapolation of their opponents ideas to an extreme absurdity (me: "Ben has an agenda against work for hire"; Chris Chinn: " Now people are arguing that Ben is part of a conspiracy to prevent people from working!").
These kind of tactics pretty much undermine any chance that the community is going to accept your position or have any confidence in your motivations behind your arguments.
