[81098] in Cypherpunks
Re: May's Banal Rant
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Paul Bradley)
Tue Jun 3 20:39:59 1997
Date: Tue, 3 Jun 1997 19:17:43 +0000 ( )
From: Paul Bradley <paul@fatmans.demon.co.uk>
To: Lucky Green <shamrock@netcom.com>
Cc: Michael Froomkin <Michael@lawprof.demon.co.uk>, rotenberg@epic.org,
cypherpunks@toad.com
In-Reply-To: <3.0.2.32.19970602110450.0077d010@netcom13.netcom.com>
Reply-To: Paul Bradley <paul@fatmans.demon.co.uk>
> Anarchy can not be achieved by negotiations or cooperation with any
> branch of government.
Very succintly put, and straight to the point. Even minarchism could not
be achieved by compromising or negotiating with the current system.
> Neither can crypto-anarchy be achieved by nuking
> DC.
This is not so certain, crypto-anarchy would of course be achieved if
anarchy in general were achieved, this could occur if strong action were
taken such as nuking DC. I believe more selective systems such as AP will
eventually cause the downfall of government, and will do so in a much
more ethical and discrimatory manner.
> thinking that "something is better than nothing" or "the bastards need to
> receive the punishment they so richly deserve". Neither view will help to
> further crypto-anarchy in any meaningful way.
I don`t believe they are at all comparable statements, the first is a cop
out, the second simply carries the discussion to its logical conclusion,
that agressors must be punished and agressive acts must be prevented.
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