[12676] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Re: Re: Personal attacks are no substitute for logical consistency
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Karl Denninger)
Thu May 26 01:33:45 1994
From: karl@mcs.com (Karl Denninger)
To: mech@eff.org (Stanton McCandlish)
Date: Wed, 25 May 1994 14:44:58 -0500 (CDT)
Cc: djw@eff.org, karl@mcs.com, com-priv@psi.com
In-Reply-To: <199405251934.PAA18587@eff.org> from "Stanton McCandlish" at May 25, 94 03:34:34 pm
> >Oh, I'm sorry. Only in a dictatorship are people so damn *arrogant* as to
> >call a discussion on the principles and basis that an organization stands
> >*stupid*.
>
> I believe Mr. Weitzner referred to this endless, pointless qualities
> of this so-called discussion, not the principles and bases behind them.
Indeed. He and I have repeatedly asked for simple, yes or no answers to
policy questions. We have not received them. You and yours have
perpetuated the pointless qualities rather than choosing to shed light on
the policy <facts> of your organization.
> FYI, you might be interested to know that only in a dictatorship are
> people so damned *arrogant* as to assume that they have the right or power
> to prevent someone from freely expressing an opinion that a discussion on
> the principles and basis that an organizations stands *stupid*. But I
> suppose that's neither here nor there.
Of course its not, as nobody has (that I've seen) suggested that you do not
have the right or power to freely express an opinion.
Even one that I disagree with vehemently.
Unless, of course, my suggesting that people should withhold membership
funds to an organization which does not serve their interests, and in fact
likely serves EXACTLY the opposite of those interests, qualifies.
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