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1997-09-19 - Re: sooner or later

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From: Wei Dai <weidai@eskimo.com>
To: Tim May <tcmay@got.net>
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UTC Datetime: 1997-09-19 18:33:07 UTC
Raw Date: Sat, 20 Sep 1997 02:33:07 +0800

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From: Wei Dai <weidai@eskimo.com>
Date: Sat, 20 Sep 1997 02:33:07 +0800
To: Tim May <tcmay@got.net>
Subject: Re: sooner or later
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On Fri, 19 Sep 1997, Tim May wrote:

> You mean like the way the ban on drugs was impractical and could be skirted
> in various ways, forcing the ban on drugs to "go away"?

The ban on alcohol went away, why not the ban on drugs?  It won't even
require a constitutional amendment.  Are you being sarcastic or agreeing
with me?

In any case, the analogy between crypto and drugs is interesting. Perhaps
after the ban many people will obtain their crypto and crypto-related
services from organized crime.

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