From: OKSAS <oksas@asimov.montclair.edu>
Date: Tue, 28 Jan 1997 21:20:04 -0800 (PST)
To: blanc <blancw@cnw.com>
Subject: RE: Fighting the cybercensor
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On Tue, 28 Jan 1997, blanc wrote:

> From:	jim bell
> 
> [ on discussing AP on the cpunk list]:
> 
> Because it's on-topic, that's why.  Because it's not merely a list
> concerning METHODS of encryption, it's also about the _reasons_ for using
> encryption, as well as the _effects_ (both small-scale and large-scale) of
> using encryption.
> --
> 
[...] 
> I was thinking the reason that most people don't think of applying AP is 
> because they're normal.   It is not the first thought of a normal person to 
> kill another human, just because they've been offended - even severely.  It 
> takes an extraordinary circumstance to motivate one to such destruction, 
> especially if there are a thousand armed troops supporting the object of 
> the attempt.
>
	Any normal person has potential to kill, 
	why they don't...?  They have other thoughts 
	and dreams for a better future.

oksas