From: Anonymous <anon@anon.efga.org>
Date: Sat, 11 Oct 1997 01:35:37 +0800
To: cypherpunks@cyberpass.net
Subject: Re: America as a Shake Down Extortion State
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Ryan Anderson wrote:
>Tim May wrote:
>>The debate over crypto almost certainly fits this pattern. If and when a
>>domestic ban on crypto is likely to pass and be signed, companies like RSA
>>and PGP will face extinction. This will then "incentivize" executives of
>>these companies to release funds, in the form of campaign
>
>Actually, I think it's a little more likely that they'll get disgusted with 
>Congress, and collect some money for the ACLU to use to pay their lawyers in 
>the instant filing of the consitutionality challenge.  
>
>Seems to be a much more productive way to spend your money (long-term).

Bullshit!  Fuck the lawyers!

By wasting time and money in the courts bickering about the stupid laws that 
buffoons in Congress pass in order to justify their existence, we are only 
ignoring the real issue: you cannot use the system to change the system.

What amazes me is the amount of time and energy well-intentioned folks piss 
away trying to convince legislators to "do the right thing".  By paying 
attention to these idiots, we are in effect legitimatizing their actions.  
If enough people come to their senses and ignored this bogus legislation, we 
will all be much better off in much less time.

Tim May wrote elsewhere:
>Face it, Amerika is basically a Mafia shake-down operation, with the power
>of the State used to shake down protection money.
>
>This is why I favor crypto anarchy: by concentrating on ignoring laws and
>deploying technology, this extortion state system is bypassed.

Exactly.

Spend the money on deploying the technology.  Don't waste it lining the 
pockets of scum legislators and their litigious brethren.

The big question is do PGP, RSA, Netscape et al have the balls to stand up
for themselves and tell the DC politcos to fuck off?  We can only hope...

[ Imastun ]

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