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Re: Netscape
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On Sun, 21 Jul 1996, Tom Weinstein wrote:
> Date: Sun, 21 Jul 1996 18:38:54 -0700
> From: Tom Weinstein <[email protected]>
> To: "James A. Donald" <[email protected]>
> Cc: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: Netscape
>
> James A. Donald wrote:
> >
> > At 03:27 PM 7/20/96 -0700, Tom Weinstein wrote:
> > > Why not consider what the consequences will be? Do you seriously
> > > believe that this will make the government stop enforcing ITAR?
> >
> > Yes:
> >
> > Widespread politically motivated disobedience forces
> > the state to either demonize the disobedient, (as with drug users)
> > or give up enforcement. This is a standard and effective method
> > of forcing the repeal of laws, a method which has had a long record
> > of success for several hundred years.
>
> A handful of cyperpunks hardly constitutes "widespread polititcally
> motivated disobedience". In any case, the demonization has already
> begun; they point their fingers at the four horsemen of the internet
> at every oportunity.
>
One might say the same thing about 10 or 20 people throwing shipments of
tea off of boats in boston harbor.
>
> What I object to is anonymous activists who perform acts at no risk to
> themselves which make it harder for those of us who are trying to bring
> strong crypto to everyone.
>
Why? Because they can do it without risk? The way I see it, if you can
do something that should be done, and you can do it at no risk to
yourself, then its all the better.
> > The states cohesion derives from its legitimacy, and threats to
> > legitimacy and cohesion are treated very seriously by government
> > officials.
> >
> > Threatening the states legitimacy is arguably more effective in
> > influencing government behavior than blowing up federal office
> > buildings.
>
> The first step is to create at least a strong minority. A handful of
> cypherpunks can be largely ignored. We have to get the general
> public using and educated about strong crypto before civil disobedience
> will mean anything.
Hrmm... I'll agree with that... We need to do something to get ourselves
noticed (and no, I don't mean blowing up the NSA headquarters)
--Deviant
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