From: "Ian Farquhar" <ianf@simple.sydney.sgi.com>
Date: Sun, 7 Aug 94 17:30:05 PDT
To: jdd@aiki.demon.co.uk
Subject: Re: URGENT:  Please Tell Congress to Allow Encryption Export
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On Aug 5,  5:53pm, Jim Dixon wrote:
>> Imagine this: you're a politician.  If you're a US politician in particular
>> you will be correctly told that you are, by virtue of your position, a
target
>> for a lot of "extremeist" groups and terrorism.  [etc]

> This has little to do with being a politician and even less with being
> a US politician.  People at all levels everywhere at all times are willing
> to pay for what they perceive as additional security.

The original point was an explanation as to one of the reasons why politicians
can do unaccountable 180 degree turns of opinion when entering politics.  As
such it had everything to do with being a politician.  Your point that it
is a manifestation of a more general desire for security is valid, but you
missed the main point at issue here.

							Ian.