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Re: [Declan McCullagh: "A List Goes Down In Flames," from Netly]
At 10:31 AM 2/14/97 -0800, you wrote:
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>Having been "on" the net for over 15 years -- and with experience
>in both ends of the censorship/moderation problem (I'm probably
>the only Cypherpunks member to have had a book "banned in Boston"),
>I'm sorry that a handful of sociopaths managed to destroy this
>experiment in anarchy, but I suspect that this was inevitable.
>
>Martin Minow
>[email protected]
>
For the FWIW dept:
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Hmm...yes I agree. Handful of sociopaths. Inevitable? Perhaps.
On one hand anarchy, on the other control. Free-wheeling vs. stifling.
Complete free speech vs. censorship.
Oh, sure. You can always say that one is more "right" than the other. But
I believe everyone sees the validity of both sides...whether you agree with
them is another thing. So, we seem stuck between the two. And yet, they say
there is always a third option. We just need some time to pull away and
see it.
This "experiment in anarchy" may be coming to an end. But I like your
choice of words: "experiment." We've learned a great deal through this
one. Perhaps next time we'll structure things differently. Who knows?
Long after the last packet leaves [email protected], the spirit, the
ideas and ideals will remain.
Take good care,
Michael Ehling
[email protected]