Brian Daniels writes:
This is going way off topic at this point, and I am at fault for starting it. I was just distressed at how rapidly this list seems to be turning towards hate and bigotry. Lets take it to email.
Presumably by "this list" you are referring to the fight-censorship list, and not the cypherpunks list (your message was distributed to both). The cypherpunks list has been well established as an outpost of hate and bigotry for some time. About a year ago, influential cypherpunk Tim May turned away from the previous emphasis on cryptography and privacy, towards a new approach emphasizing guns, violence, killing, exclusionary rhetoric, and crude racist humor. New members have become active who apparently find these topics more accessible than the arcane cryptographic technicalities discussed in the past. You no longer need a good mind to read the cypherpunks list; today, a strong stomach is more important.