1998-01-11 - Re: cypherpunks and guns

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From: lord_buttmonkey@juno.com (Matthew L Bennett)
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Message Hash: 3020cd48df2f4d8fbaeec95424d651ce151a9ab88484713f09336ab3ba4fc177
Message ID: <19980111.045850.4894.3.Lord_Buttmonkey@juno.com>
Reply To: <19980106005136.23824@eskimo.com>
UTC Datetime: 1998-01-11 10:08:28 UTC
Raw Date: Sun, 11 Jan 1998 18:08:28 +0800

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From: lord_buttmonkey@juno.com (Matthew L Bennett)
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 1998 18:08:28 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: cypherpunks and guns
In-Reply-To: <19980106005136.23824@eskimo.com>
Message-ID: <19980111.045850.4894.3.Lord_Buttmonkey@juno.com>
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>If we have to resort to physical violence, 
>we've
>already lost!

No, we wouldn't.  If we had to resort to physical violence against a
government, than it needs it, you shouldn't need to do that if the
Constitution is in effect.  Otherwise...

>Think about it: if we can defend ourselves with guns, why would we 
>need
>crypto?

Because holding up a PGP disk will not save your life if a
robber/looter/IRS Agent breaks into your house.

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• 1998-01-06 (Tue, 6 Jan 1998 17:05:50 +0800) - cypherpunks and guns - Wei Dai <weidai@eskimo.com>
  • 1998-01-06 (Tue, 6 Jan 1998 18:12:19 +0800) - Re: cypherpunks and guns - Tim May <tcmay@got.net>
    • 1998-01-07 (Wed, 7 Jan 1998 14:21:25 +0800) - Re: cypherpunks and guns - “snow” <snow@smoke.suba.com>
  • 1998-01-06 (Wed, 7 Jan 1998 01:14:06 +0800) - Re: cypherpunks and guns - Eric Murray <ericm@lne.com>
  • 1998-01-06 (Wed, 7 Jan 1998 02:01:00 +0800) - Re: cypherpunks and guns - David Honig <honig@otc.net>
  • 1998-01-06 (Wed, 7 Jan 1998 05:35:36 +0800) - Re: cypherpunks and guns - Jonathan Wienke <JonWienk@ix.netcom.com>
  • 1998-01-06 (Wed, 7 Jan 1998 07:07:41 +0800) - Re: cypherpunks and guns - David Honig <honig@otc.net>
  • 1998-01-07 (Wed, 7 Jan 1998 14:22:39 +0800) - Re: cypherpunks and guns - “snow” <snow@smoke.suba.com>
  • 1998-01-09 (Sat, 10 Jan 1998 01:18:36 +0800) - Re: cypherpunks and guns - Paul Bradley <paul@fatmans.demon.co.uk>
  • 1998-01-11 (Sun, 11 Jan 1998 18:08:28 +0800) - Re: cypherpunks and guns - lord_buttmonkey@juno.com (Matthew L Bennett)
  • 1998-01-12 (Mon, 12 Jan 1998 11:23:19 +0800) - Re: cypherpunks and guns - Kent Crispin <kent@songbird.com>