How does this help the point you are trying to make?
> doesn't stop comfortably wealthy westerners who've never been harassed by any government or quasi-government institutions
It comes across like a prejudiced assumption, and just hurts it. Flames others into an incendiary mess. Why are you so mad, who is it towards? Westerners? Dungeons and dragons of all things has been dealing with these ethics surrounding laws for years. Games. Your anger is misdirected at "hn types" because that is just a generalization.
Regardless, your principle stands. The ends justifying the means as a principle is despised for good reasons even if some laud it as well.
> doesn't stop comfortably wealthy westerners who've never been harassed by any government or quasi-government institutions
It comes across like a prejudiced assumption, and just hurts it. Flames others into an incendiary mess. Why are you so mad, who is it towards? Westerners? Dungeons and dragons of all things has been dealing with these ethics surrounding laws for years. Games. Your anger is misdirected at "hn types" because that is just a generalization.
Regardless, your principle stands. The ends justifying the means as a principle is despised for good reasons even if some laud it as well.