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1997-01-28 - Re: Rejection policy of the Cypherpunks mailing list

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From: aga <aga@dhp.com>
To: “Igor Chudov @ home” <ichudov@algebra.com>
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Message ID: <Pine.LNX.3.95.970128081135.24239C-100000@dhp.com>
Reply To: <199701280717.BAA16135@manifold.algebra.com>
UTC Datetime: 1997-01-28 13:18:45 UTC
Raw Date: Tue, 28 Jan 1997 05:18:45 -0800 (PST)

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From: aga <aga@dhp.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Jan 1997 05:18:45 -0800 (PST)
To: "Igor Chudov @ home" <ichudov@algebra.com>
Subject: Re: Rejection policy of the Cypherpunks mailing list
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On Tue, 28 Jan 1997, Igor Chudov @ home wrote:

> Dale Thorn wrote:
> > 
> > Kevin L Prigge wrote:
> > > paul@fatmans.demon.co.uk said:
> > 
> > > > "cypherpunks will make the networks safe for censorship"
> > 
> > > "Idiots will make the networks require censorship"
> > 
> > The line above this one says it all, doesn't it?  If I judge you to
> > be "an idiot", then, if I also have the power to shut you up, I can
> > not only shut off your "noise" from me, but also prevent anyone else
> > from hearing you as well.  That's the real beauty of censorship -
> > if I have the power, I can make you a non-person by preventing most
> > people from hearing you at all.  Oh, lovely, isn't it?
> > 
> 
> Don't you like power, Dale?
> 
> 	- Igor.
> 

Power corrupts, in some instances.

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