Please define anything. And normal. Thanks.

“It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it!” – Upton Sinclair

“These are the comments where people are invited to share their thoughts on the issues at hand.”

Yes, state the obvious.

“You obviously care very much about what I said”

The point is that just because you read up to mean down doesn’t mean others care enough to consider such an interpretation seriously. You’re stupidity only reflects bad on yourself, it doesn’t reflect on Mike’s position. No one cares that you think up means down, everyone else still thinks up means up regardless of your personal an irrelevant interpretation. I understand if you struggle with the English language, perhaps you can take adult classes or something.

“If you don’t like my comments, don’t read them and don’t comment on them.”

So those who disagree with you shouldn’t criticize your bad position? You think like a typical mainstream media monopolist who is so used to having the government grant him monopoly broadcasting and cableco power so that he can say whatever nonsense he wants unchallenged and stifle speech he doesn’t like.

“Trying to shut down a dissenting point of view, as so many on Techdirt do with alarming regularity, is not productive.”

Pointing out the stupidity in your position is not trying to shut down your views. Shutting down your views would be if Mike blocked you from here. Shutting down dissenting views is what the government established mainstream media wrongfully abuses its government established monopoly power to do. You are free to comment here, no one says you can’t. When you say something stupid expect to be criticized.

“I’m here for an open and honest discussion about these issues with Mike.”

That’s a lie and you know it. There is nothing honest about putting words in Mike’s mouth and taking what he says to mean what you conveniently want it to mean instead. In fact, there is nothing honest about anything you say and there is nothing honest about IP and anti-competitive laws in general. They were wrongfully bought and paid for against the public interest.

“What’s wrong with asking the author of this article about copyright law to state his position about copyright law?”

You keep ignoring the answer and imposing your own answer.

“You guys get all worked up when anyone dares to ask Mike anything meaningful.”

I have yet to see you ask anything meaningful.

“It’s a cult around here.”

How so?

” If you really don’t care what I post, don’t comment on it.”

I disagree with what your post and I don’t care about your dumb interpretation of what someone says.

Again, IP extremists form a cult, they want to stifle criticism by demanding that people don’t comment on their nonsense comments.

“I wasn’t asking your opinion.”

Since when do I need you to ask me to post my opinion for me to post it? You must be the IP extremist cult leader, anyone who dares dissent your views without your prior consent shouldn’t comment, right?

“And as you can see, nothing scares him more than having that conversation.”

I can’t help but laugh. What makes you an authority over what ‘scares’ Mike and what the heck have you said that would even be worthy of fear.