[91358] in Cypherpunks
Re: Censorial leftists (Was: Interesting article)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Lizard)
Thu Dec 4 04:59:00 1997
Date: Wed, 03 Dec 1997 17:02:22 -0800
To: James Love <love@cptech.org>, Declan McCullagh <declan@pathfinder.com>
From: Lizard <lizard@dnai.com>
Cc: Jay Holovacs <holovacs@idt.net>, fight-censorship@vorlon.mit.edu,
cypherpunks@toad.com
In-Reply-To: <3485D7B7.E444A846@cptech.org>
Reply-To: Lizard <lizard@dnai.com>
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At 05:05 PM 12/3/97 -0500, 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?
When the leftists try to avoid being called 'leftists', you know it's
all over but the mopping up.
But, nonetheless, let me try:
"A leftist is someone who advocates increasing government control
over private actions, especially in the name of such mummeries as
'equality' and 'fairness'. Contrast to a rightist, who advocates
increasing government control over private action in the name of
'decency' and 'values'."
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