From: ichudov@algebra.com
Date: Tue, 28 Jan 1997 13:17:03 -0800 (PST)
To: dthorn@gte.net
Subject: Re: Rejection policy of the Cypherpunks mailing list
Message-ID: <199701282117.NAA02665@toad.com>
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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.