1996-11-04 - Re: Thank you, John Gilmore, for protecting freedom of spee

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From: paul@fatmans.demon.co.uk
To: Dale Thorn <dthorn@gte.net>
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From: paul@fatmans.demon.co.uk
Date: Mon, 4 Nov 1996 12:57:46 -0800 (PST)
To: Dale Thorn <dthorn@gte.net>
Subject: Re: Thank you, John Gilmore, for protecting freedom of spee
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> Ironic how the list championed flooding Germany(?) with material in response to their
> suppression of certain "objectionable" material, then gets into this sticky wicket.

Absolutely, 

As much as I might hate Vulis`s stuff (and believe me I do). It is no 
justification for removing him from the list. We are supposed to be a 
platform for the discussion of cryptography but as the list has 
become more and more a libertarian platform for ideas and discussion 
we cannot really justify censorship in this way. I very much wish I 
could say that I agreed with John but I cannot do so with a clear 
conscience.



 

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