[52302] in Cypherpunks
re: monsters et al
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Charles Bell)
Mon Mar 18 20:46:50 1996
Date: Mon, 18 Mar 1996 14:21:58 -0800 (PST)
From: Charles Bell <quester@eskimo.com>
To: jamesd@echeque.com
Cc: Anonymous <nobody@REPLAY.COM>, cypherpunks@toad.com
In-Reply-To: <199603181555.HAA23928@dns2.noc.best.net>
On Mon, 18 Mar 1996 jamesd@echeque.com wrote:
>
> The pernicious effects of censorship: When you actually meet monsters,
> and see that they do not have horns and a tail, you falsely imagine
> that they are not monsters.
>
Very good point.
>
> Those who defend totalitarianism, regardless of the brand name of
> totalitarianism, simply lie. It is as uncomplicated as that.
Not very good point.
Monsters come in many hues and `totalitarianism' is rarely total.
Simplicity is in the mind of the beholder.
Charles Bell
