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Re: Why am I wrong?
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At 09:54 PM 2/5/96 -0500, Decius wrote:
>I am posting this pondering to cypherpunks in hopes that it will be refuted.
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> Crypto-Absolutism
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> On the other hand, we have the crypto-anarchists. They believe
>that the existence of anonymous transactions will naturally lend itself
>to a situation where everyone is anonymous, no transaction can be
>tracked, no communications can be monitored, and basically, no
>government can possibly control the transactions and interactions of its
>citizens. They support the broad use of military grade cryptography and
>anominity. Let no message be crackable or traceable. This, also, is an
>absolute belief and it is also flawed. We have governments for a
>reason, we came together and founded societies for protection, and if
>we tore apart our current social structure and created an anarchy,
>people would immediately form small societies for their own fiscal
>protection. Creating an anarchy is a massive step backward in social
>development, not a step forward. Furthermore, PEOPLE WANT TO BE
>ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR ACTIONS.
<sigh> Well, I suppose that if there is anyone who is most opposed to the
opinion you expressed in the paragraph above, it is myself.
I believe:
1. Governments will no longer be "necessary," if they ever were.
2. Protection will no longer depend on having a "government."
3. Anonymous networking technology will protect our rights, to the extent
they can be protected.
4. Your statement, "...anarchy is a massive step backward..." is absolutely
incorrect.
Note for the others: I am forwarding this person a copy of my essay.
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