[93005] in Cypherpunks
Re: cypherpunks and guns
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Matthew L Bennett)
Sun Jan 11 05:25:17 1998
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 1998 03:34:58 CST
From: lord_buttmonkey@juno.com (Matthew L Bennett)
Reply-To: lord_buttmonkey@juno.com (Matthew L Bennett)
>If we have to resort to physical violence,
>we've
>already lost!
No, we wouldn't. If we had to resort to physical violence against a
government, than it needs it, you shouldn't need to do that if the
Constitution is in effect. Otherwise...
>Think about it: if we can defend ourselves with guns, why would we
>need
>crypto?
Because holding up a PGP disk will not save your life if a
robber/looter/IRS Agent breaks into your house.
