1995-01-06 - Re: C’punks Economist Fan Club

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From: frissell@panix.com (Duncan Frissell)
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
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From: frissell@panix.com (Duncan Frissell)
Date: Fri, 6 Jan 95 03:23:19 PST
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: C'punks Economist Fan Club
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>It's witty, politically
>aware, relatively technically savvy. The articles exhibit a healthy (IMHO)
>cynicism about what happens and why, yet maintain some idealism about what
>should happen. It's not perfect, but it's difficult to imagine surpassing it.

The Economist is fully informed and funny.  What domestic news magazine
would include the following in one of *their* leads (editorials):

Circa 1987

"It is unlikely that Gorbachev has included an invasion of Western Europe in
his next Five Year Plan but his generals *have* made their preparations.
Lucky Britain is in the *Polish* Army's Zone of Occupation."

DCF

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