[91312] in Cypherpunks
Re: Censorial leftists (Was: Interesting article)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Declan McCullagh)
Wed Dec 3 19:08:29 1997
Date: Wed, 3 Dec 1997 18:18:37 -0500 (EST)
From: Declan McCullagh <declan@vorlon.mit.edu>
To: James Love <love@cptech.org>
cc: fight-censorship@vorlon.mit.edu, cypherpunks@toad.com
In-Reply-To: <3485D7B7.E444A846@cptech.org>
Reply-To: Declan McCullagh <declan@vorlon.mit.edu>
On Wed, 3 Dec 1997, James Love wrote:
> Declan, apparently having missed the fab 50's, seems to be enjoying his
> use of the "leftist" word lately. Since this seems to mean quite
> different things to different persons, perhaps Mr. McCullagh can define
> his terms. What exactly is a "leftist" in 1997, in his opinion?
Jamie, I may have missed the fab 50s but I suspect you spent a little too
much time in the psychadelic 60s. In 1997, a leftist can best be defined
as a big government fetishist. :)
Tell your boss Ralph Nader hi for me...
-Declan