On: Copyright troll lawsuit blows up in face of Righthaven

Rule of thumb: Never back down from a bully.

That's a stupid rule of thumb.

What if the bully has the means to kill you and get away with it?

Hence why it's a rule of thumb instead of a rule embedded in deep concrete and signed by the Highest Authority?

I don't think "bully" is the correct term in that case.

> What if the bully has the means to kill you and get away with it?

Almost everyone has the means to kill you, for most values of "you".

Do you live in stark, utter terror of your government? Because they can do that. :P

He didn't say "stark, utter terror", he said that sometimes you SHOULD back down from a bully.

And yes you probably should back down from the government.

You should back down from the government? I smell a debate forming.

Elaborate on this theory of yours, I'd be delighted to hear.

I postulate that backing down from the government can only possibly make things worse. It might be tough to stand up now, but it'll be tougher later if you don't...