1996-11-27 - Re: Dorthy Denning is a boot-licking fasicist!!!

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From: Derek Bell <dbell@maths.tcd.ie>
To: Robin Whittle <cypherpunks@toad.com>
Message Hash: dce8df5d48adbc6f8201cfb4d916565f7a1b5eb610792b17bd672dca5df2c7ee
Message ID: <9611271834.aa13916@salmon.maths.tcd.ie>
Reply To: <199611271154.WAA26338@oznet02.ozemail.com.au>
UTC Datetime: 1996-11-27 18:34:41 UTC
Raw Date: Wed, 27 Nov 1996 10:34:41 -0800 (PST)

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From: Derek Bell <dbell@maths.tcd.ie>
Date: Wed, 27 Nov 1996 10:34:41 -0800 (PST)
To: Robin Whittle <cypherpunks@toad.com>
Subject: Re: Dorthy Denning is a boot-licking fasicist!!!
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Message-ID: <9611271834.aa13916@salmon.maths.tcd.ie>
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In message <199611271154.WAA26338@oznet02.ozemail.com.au>, Robin Whittle writes
:
>It may be emotionally satisfying to rail against (what for us may be
>evident as) the wickedness and stupidity of our opponents.

	Indeed, making a habit calling anyone who disagrees with your
stance leads to kneejerk behaviour, like that which is probably behind
key-escrow (and the CDA, but that's not the point).

>If we nod our heads to "Dorthy Denning is a boot-licking fasicist!!!"
>then we too are succumbing to groupthink.

	Good point and a thoughtful post too!

	Derek

Derek Bell  dbell@maths.tcd.ie                | "Donuts - is there _anything_
WWW: http://www.maths.tcd.ie/~dbell/index.html|        they can't do?"
PGPkey: http://www.maths.tcd.ie/~dbell/key.asc|        - Homer Simpson



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