Anonymity and cowardice

["Mark M." <markm@voicenet.com>]

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On Tue, 13 May 1997, The Spectre wrote:

> hmmmm.. Go figure out how many years of your life you'll waste doing that
> once you calculate how many of these messages arrive each hour, let alone
> each day.

The time per year it takes for me to delete all these messages is about the
same as the amount of time it took me to reply to your previous message
plus the amount of time it will now take me to compose this reply.  All
back of the envelope, of course.

> I, personally, have been on this mailing list for a while now,
> and have never seen *any* worthwhile posts from either of those remailers,
> or any other for that matter.

I've been on this list for 18 months and have seen plenty of worthwhile
posts from remailers.  You're entitled to your opinion, but I strongly
disagree.

> If you've got something to say, say it.
> Anything less is cowardice, in one form or another.

So you're calling John Jay, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton cowards
(anonymous authors of the Federalist Papers)?  Many others have also used
anonymity to further the cause of liberty.  I doubt your real name is
"The Spectre" yet that is the name under which you are posting.  Are you
calling yourself a coward?



Mark
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