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Originally Posted by valo403
Do you honestly not understand the point he's making? The basis for anonymity isn't always about a desire to hide a connection between yourself and your words, it's about hiding from people who talk about things like "reprisal".
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Oh, I get his point. I also get that he defeated his own argument with it. He's the one stating that someone with an opinion shouldn't be anonymous, then chooses to remain anonymous while stating his opinions. He doesn't want to reveal who he is because he doesn't want to be held accountable for his words and opinions.
The truth is, there are a lot of reasons to remain anonymous. The multiple examples of people losing jobs and relationships because of things they post to Facebook and the like is more than enough.
JAG is right to not want to reveal his real identity, but for him to argue that others should is most definitely sanctimonious bullcrap.