1997-04-12 - Re: Grumpy Old Cypherpunks

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From: snow <snow@smoke.suba.com>
To: tmg@dev.null (TruthMangler)
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Message ID: <199704112355.SAA03116@smoke.suba.com>
Reply To: <199704111724.LAA08482@wombat.sk.sympatico.ca>
UTC Datetime: 1997-04-12 00:31:51 UTC
Raw Date: Fri, 11 Apr 1997 17:31:51 -0700 (PDT)

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From: snow <snow@smoke.suba.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 1997 17:31:51 -0700 (PDT)
To: tmg@dev.null (TruthMangler)
Subject: Re: Grumpy Old Cypherpunks
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TruthMonger:
>    My personal view is that the war on DoubleSpeak was lost when we 
> allowed Ronnie Rayguns & Co. to name a weapon of mass destruction "The
> Peacekeeper." If we had risen up and slaughtered a few hundred 
> politicians at that time, then mental freedom would have had a slim
> chance of survival.

	Well, considering there was a .45 revolver named either "Peace
keeper" or "Peace Maker" in the late 1800's or early 1900's, I don't think
you can blame RR&c for that.






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