[11914] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Re: Information and Liberty
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Sam Boyle)
Sun Apr 24 17:08:01 1994
Date: Sun, 24 Apr 94 14:05 EST
From: Sam Boyle <0003460009@mcimail.com>
To: gbolles <gbolles@nwc.com>
To: frezza <frezza@radiomail.net>
Cc: com priv <com-priv@psi.com>
Cc: stahlman <stahlman@radiomail.net>
Cc: brodsky <brodsky@radiomail.net>
Cc: opfer <opfer@radiomail.net>
Cc: media15 <media15@radiomail.net>
Cc: dbuck <dbuck@world.std.com>
Cc: aa <aa@wired.com>
Cc: jswatz <jswatz@well.sf.ca.us>
Cc: George Gilder <0004091174@mcimail.com>
Cc: kevin <kevin@wired.com>
Cc: louis <louis@wired.com>
Gary,
I've followed your exchange with Bill and I'm afraid you aren't making any
points. There's a fine line between humorous skepticism and ignorance
feigning as sarcasm You failed to answer a single point with any
substantive argument. Your messages appear to be filled with glib
one-liners and half-baked opinions.
Yes. You provided some examples to support your points. However, one
could just as easily use you own argument that they are merely isolated
examples. As for unlimited resources -- better check your paper again!
Look around. The centrally managed world is collapsing around us. Not
because it's evil or bad. Simply because it doesn't work. Our government
is in the first stages of decline. It can only continue by either
radically reshaping itself or by becoming more powerful and intrusive.
I think the rest of us are very interested in hearing WHY you believe
business is to be feared and government trusted. We're anxious to know
what HISTORICAL EVIDENCE you have that government intervention is a
superior solution. We're DYING to learn if you can do anything but spout
the ten commandments of pragmatism. Most of all, we want to know if you
plan to sit on the sidelines, cheer for government growth, or do something
productive to put an end to the insanity that's slowly destroying our
future.
Sam
