On 24 January 2012 13:15, David Gerard <[email protected]> wrote: > On 24 January 2012 12:57, Heiki "Repentinus" Ojasild > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Proposing censorship in the name of freedom seems a bit... >> unconventional, do you not think so? Of course, freedom from >> proprietary materials would be nice, but ultimately the decision >> should be left to the citizens: either they do not use proprietary >> materials or they get rid of the copyright laws. Censorship would >> cause only extra problems. > > > This is what I get for not flagging a joke. In English, "a modest > proposal" is a phrase that conventionally introduces a straight-faced > Juvenal-style satire. The usage comes from a famous essay by Jonathan > Swift: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Modest_Proposal > > My apologies to non-native speakers confused by my post :-) > > > - d. I feel so foolish right now. :-( By the way, is the Swift's work any good?
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