From: Chip Mefford <cmefford@video.avwashington.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 1998 17:06:48 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: 4 Horseman not so bad..
In-Reply-To: <199810292139.WAA21195@replay.com>
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On Thu, 29 Oct 1998, Anonymous wrote:

> At 07:52 AM 10/29/98 -0500, Chip Mefford wrote:
> >>  but some peope are scared of
> >> drugs/paedophiles/terrorists etc, so thats the way in for the jackboots. 
> >> To oppose it we need to reduce fear. 
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> >Thats the most interesting POV I've ever heard
> >of in these discussions, seems like for the most part, 
> >we counter fear arguments with other fear arguments,
> >Never saw this before. Bears more examination.
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> Right.  The new Happy Net campaign.
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> Druggies.. why, they're friendly enough to
> be elected officials in such peaks of civilization as D.C. and L.A.
> And the more successful recreational pharmaceutical merchants 
> are luxury-car and mobile telecomm early adopters!
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> Pedophiles.  Well, consider that Kennedy and his babysitter..
> You'd still vote for him, right? 
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> Terrorists.  Well, shoot, everyone needs to express themselves
> some times.  One day you're a terrorist, the next you're boosting
> the POTUS's ratings a few points with a handshake.  
> 


Well, 

Sorry, I don't mean to sound pollyanneish, thats not my point.
Its just a point of view I had never heard expressed before, and
I thought it was interesting. 

Fighting fear with more fear isn't working. 
Its just that simple, a different approach 
I think is worthy of investigation. 

thats all

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