From: "Douglas F. Elznic" <delznic@storm.net>
Date: Fri, 12 Jan 1996 18:49:46 +0800
To: "Michael C. Peponis" <cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: Shimomura on TV?
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At 08:15 PM 1/11/96 +0000, Michael C. Peponis wrote:
>
>> Has anyone heard anything else about this? I am getting real sick of the
>> media's portrayal of the internet. They never say anything good about it. If
>> they were to mention C2's system they would say how it is a no-rules server
>> to hide thugs and pornos from the police. I am getting sick of watching this
>> trash. The whole realm of the internet and computers and their associated
>> areas are very dear to me I am sick of the media bludgeoning them to death.
>
>Douglas,
>
>Why let it bother you? You must understand that the majority of the 
>population of the United States is working class trash, the news 
>media is just peddeling to the masses, just like the morons that hold 
>elected office.
>
>They can keep up the bitching, but that's a good thing, I encourage 
>the spread of this kind of disinformation, it keeps even more of the 
>masses from getting on for fear of being offenced.
>
>Regards,
>Michael Peponis
>PGP Key Avalible form MIT Key Server,or via finger
>
>
Mr. Peponis,
 I see what you are saying but doesn't it bother you the slightest bit? I
guess it is the principle of the whole thing for me. Look at us. Members of
a group that's purpose is to make computers free. We read hundred's and
hundred's of messages a week talking about crypto and legal stuff, because
we care about what happens on a economic, civil and most importantly a
personal level. I don't know it just bothers me that they are dragging
something so important to me throught the mud. They never mention the good
stuff like the OK City support group page, the use in schools, the
effectiveness of the internet as a research tool. And most of the time their
"internet" is AOL.
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