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On Mon, 4 Nov 2024 02:06:48 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:

> On 4 Nov 2024 01:44:20 GMT, rbowman wrote:
> 
>> On Sun, 3 Nov 2024 21:15:53 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>> 
>>> Or the US could go back to what it did in the 19th century, and
>>> declare itself a “developing” country that couldn’t afford to abide by
>>> international Intellectual Property agreements, and simply copy things
>>> without permission.
>> 
>> Yeah, it did piss the Brits off when we started churning out Blue
>> Willow dinnerware.
> 
> Yet it wouldn’t grant the same courtesy to other countries in the 20th
> century and beyond.

You have a rather fucked up grasp of reality. Start with 'Might is Right' 
and work your way on from there.

https://dn790009.ca.archive.org/0/items/mightisrightragnarredbeard_201908/
Might%20is%20Right%20-%20Ragnar%20Redbeard_text.pdf