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1998-01-06 - cypherpunks and guns

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From: Wei Dai <weidai@eskimo.com>
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Message Hash: 0adc0d6387d527019bbcb4905f51fffb078216f5adc72ecbfc5a0058c41c1755
Message ID: <19980106005136.23824@eskimo.com>
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UTC Datetime: 1998-01-06 09:05:50 UTC
Raw Date: Tue, 6 Jan 1998 17:05:50 +0800

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From: Wei Dai <weidai@eskimo.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Jan 1998 17:05:50 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: cypherpunks and guns
Message-ID: <19980106005136.23824@eskimo.com>
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I don't understand why there is so much talk about guns here lately.
Unless someone comes up with a weapon that has some very unusual economic
properties, individuals cannot hope to compete with governments in the
domain of deadly force. If we have to resort to physical violence, we've
already lost!

Think about it: if we can defend ourselves with guns, why would we need
crypto?

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