None of this is nearly the same as collecting funds to be deposited into what apparently everybody knew was a Ponzi scheme, Og included.
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I took the liberty of putting the perfect hindsight and speculation in underline and bold.
This statement doesn't reflect hindsight, it reflects having a feeling about something as it was happening:
Is there anyone who thought Patrick Harnett & Pirate were doing honest dealings? I certainly hope not.
Sooner or later you will all be just like OGNasty and each have your turn at the unaccountable mob picking through every intimate detail of your life looking for things to report to the government simply because they can and it makes them feel less like the weak little men they are because they wield power over another.
Seeing as how most of us never promoted a Ponzi scheme on the forum, I highly doubt it.