This thread has taken a decidedly mean turn, folks. I hope Ryan makes it, and regardless of whether or not you agree with him wanting to raise funds or what is immaterial. If someone doesn't agree with his methods, ignore the threads about him. I've locked this one down as a result, so enough is enough.
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. “He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.”- Fredrick Nietzsche
"We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals." - Immanuel Kant