As much as I hate to reply to my own post, it was just (correctly) pointed out to me that 15 years ago does not qualify as "not long ago" to most people. Whoops. On Sat, 20 Oct 2001 measl@mfn.org wrote:
Not long ago, we had such a diversity of formas that it was impossible to detect real from fake. For example, until recently, the New York license was literally a piece of paper (with no photo!),
-- Yours, J.A. Terranson sysadmin@mfn.org If Governments really want us to behave like civilized human beings, they should give serious consideration towards setting a better example: Ruling by force, rather than consensus; the unrestrained application of unjust laws (which the victim-populations were never allowed input on in the first place); the State policy of justice only for the rich and elected; the intentional abuse and occassionally destruction of entire populations merely to distract an already apathetic and numb electorate... This type of demogoguery must surely wipe out the fascist United States as surely as it wiped out the fascist Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. The views expressed here are mine, and NOT those of my employers, associates, or others. Besides, if it *were* the opinion of all of those people, I doubt there would be a problem to bitch about in the first place... --------------------------------------------------------------------