From: Rich Burroughs <richieb@teleport.com>
Date: Sat, 20 Apr 1996 06:57:56 +0800
To: Alan Olsen <alano@teleport.com>
Subject: Re: EFF/Bernstein Press Release
Message-ID: <2.2.32.19960419185647.006e3944@mail.teleport.com>
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At 10:46 AM 4/19/96 -0700, Alan wrote:
>The thing I have not determined is whether they understand the outcome of
>the ideas they are wanting to implement.  A good case could be made either
>way for cluelessness or totalitarian mindsets.  I am beginning to think it
>is a bit of both...

More likely, IMHO, it's an attempt by politicians to make the public think
they're actually doing something.  It's a lot easier to rant about
terrorists and the Net than to address the root causes of terrorist violence
(whatever they may be...).


Rich

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