Then you come back with, well, you don't actually agree with Lessig when he talks about special interests. So what? My objection was to your lie—that I was mischaracterizing his views. I did no such thing. You lied repeatedly that I did, without even attempting to provide reasoning for such, of course.
If you believe that money somehow corrupts independently of political actors using money, well, you're just a moron. But I knew that already. But I did not distort Lessig's views by summarizing them as "[US politics are] corrupt due to special interests." You just said I did until I produced enough links that even your bestest buddies in the world would start to look at you funny.
So you think special interests, if they don't use money, isn't corrupting. Sadly, however, special interests among Hugo voting factions do use money.
Re: Speaking of QED
An especially sad attempt at a dodge.
I summarized Lessig's view on US politics/elections thusly: He says they are corrupt due to special interests, most specifically corporate interests.
You respond, about my summary by saying that you recommended that you look up Lessig, whose views you have misrepresented here
I provide a link reinforcing my summary that Lessig sees special interests as the problem.
You insist
So money, not special interests, corrupts US politics. As I said before and you now confirm (although you again distort his views).
I point out several more links demonstrating that my summary of Lessig's views are correct—he is against special interests, and would not agree with your claim: "So money, not special interests, corrupts US politics".
Then you come back with, well, you don't actually agree with Lessig when he talks about special interests. So what? My objection was to your lie—that I was mischaracterizing his views. I did no such thing. You lied repeatedly that I did, without even attempting to provide reasoning for such, of course.
If you believe that money somehow corrupts independently of political actors using money, well, you're just a moron. But I knew that already. But I did not distort Lessig's views by summarizing them as "[US politics are] corrupt due to special interests." You just said I did until I produced enough links that even your bestest buddies in the world would start to look at you funny.
So you think special interests, if they don't use money, isn't corrupting. Sadly, however, special interests among Hugo voting factions do use money.