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Re: ON OFF-TOPIC
On Thu, 7 Sep 1995 [email protected] wrote:
>
> >Nope. but the patriots & the cyPHerpunks share a common goal, and belief
> >that it is none of the government's business what we think or want to
> >share with our computers.
>
> Poor you, the only major political party to come out with a pro crypto statement
> is a socialist party.
I think the libertarian position is inherently pro-crypto.
Besides, the French are socialist, and well, as far as crypto goes...
>
> The problem is currently with the right wing, right wing democrats such as
> Clinton and practically all the Republicans.
>
Whatever. Clinton proposed crypto, some democrat wrote the electronic
decency act. (In fact Gingrich was against it)
> If you want a debate on how to convince the authoritarians then perhaps you will
> get some interest. Trying to make crypto control out to be a left/right or
> pro/anti gun control issue is no more relevant than the pro/anti abortion
> debate.
I think that to some extent it is very relavant to gun control in that
both can be abused and that both help the law-abiding citizen do things.
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