[39689] in Cypherpunks
Re: ON OFF-TOPIC
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Hallam@w3.org)
Wed Sep 20 21:31:04 1995
From: hallam@w3.org (Hallam@w3.org)
Date: Fri, 8 Sep 1995 02:16:11 GMT
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Date: Thu, 07 Sep 95 22:16:11 -0400
From: hallam@w3.org
>Nope. but the patriots & the cyPHerpunks share a common goal, and belief
>that it is none of the government's business what we think or want to
>share with our computers.
Poor you, the only major political party to come out with a pro crypto statemen
is a socialist party.
The problem is currently with the right wing, right wing democrats such as
Clinton and practically all the Republicans.
Crypto is outsi]de the left right debate which centers on ecconomic goals,
whether to help the poor or the rich. The crypto debate is on the
authoritarian/libertarian axis which is orthogonal. Geroge Orwell was a
socialist, John Stuart Mill a Liberal, both had very anti-authoritarian views
which used to be known as libertarian.
If you want a debate on how to convince the authoritarians then perhaps you wil
get some interest. Trying to make crypto control out to be a left/right or
pro/anti gun control issue is no more relevant than the pro/anti abortion
debate.
Phill
