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1996-11-07 - Re: Why is cryptoanarchy irreversible?

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From: Jeremiah A Blatz <jer+@andrew.cmu.edu>
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
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UTC Datetime: 1996-11-07 22:07:57 UTC
Raw Date: Thu, 7 Nov 1996 14:07:57 -0800 (PST)

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From: Jeremiah A Blatz <jer+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Date: Thu, 7 Nov 1996 14:07:57 -0800 (PST)
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: Why is cryptoanarchy irreversible?
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ph@netcom.com (Peter Hendrickson) writes:
> It appears to be widely believed that cryptoanarchy is irreversible.
> Everybody believes that the race to deploy or forbid strong cryptography
> will define the outcome for a long time.
> 
> I can't think of a reason why this should be so.
<snip>

Well, once I've got my strong crypto and electronic commerce, and 20
or so virtual identities to do things for me, and the gub'ment can't
tell what money I'm making and spending, so they can't tax me. So if
they can't tax me, and they can't tax lots of folks, then they can't
pay their jack-booted thugs. So the goverment becomes irrelevant. It
can't support a huge police state infrastructure, and certainly can't
but mega-crays to break my crypto, so how're they going to retain
control?
When we say anarchy, we mean anarchy.

Jer

"standing on top of the world/ never knew how you never could/ never knew
 why you never could live/ innocent life that everyone did" -Wormhole

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