-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Anonymous <nobody@REPLAY.COM> wrote:
Cypherpunks need to build bridges to minority communities, to show them how these technologies can advance their cause.
Members of abused minority groups should be pretty much in sync with a lot of concerns held by cypherpunks. When we talk about police brutality and concentration camps, most of us, as well as our friends and relatives, have little direct experience. This is not true of many members of minority groups. Sounds like a nice project. Good luck!
Racist comments by supposedly respected list members are harmful and must be countered in order to show that these views do not reflect the feelings of most cypherpunks.
If we do our job properly, the cypherpunk public image won't matter. ;-)
Cypherpunk technologies will be a major force to eliminate racism. With privacy protected transactions, the color of a person's skin, his religion and his ethnicity are no longer apparent. People will be able to succeed on merit - and not the "good old boys" definition of merit, where somehow only white males seem to have what it takes.
White males are a minority group. Also, I believe you are overestimating the effects of racism when it comes to hiring talented technical professionals. If not, there is a tremondous arbitrage opportunity out there. Monty Cantsin Editor in Chief Smile Magazine http://www.neoism.org/squares/smile_index.html http://www.neoism.org/squares/cantsin_10.htm -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 iQEVAwUBNHuIqJaWtjSmRH/5AQHkxAf/VzMTu+RlDclEyiBJQ+79rGjZDa+M2G9E cRoHdL42kxa4FBTHOa7v+unqBXI1tLuz2AqGJFuAPQTSu3FIh4xR3BfHj3q35qOX NpkqH7bVNNgY/DUnB6vIxjgCkEu+GNDEtIuuCuKU0wCW8IJBe/iDIBDLDQZQUuVt DJk19LnyZ0DO1cfmJquJiyh3hIECowEnXHODwhybM9hzHq+l0xrgjmQ5deIOhXuY KH7QiQn8nv5wEYeantDsfTfitHfUIZKge4eLrLNqeva4E8sgf7CQrt3vEw+rjhXP WLnvYbsCLOLQOdjIQA3c0DG9a0HU28oecHcUG0IeZ+sgwDWf61J+KA== =tuE3 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----