But this is quite a different thing from an "Enemies List," which I rather doubt would be useful per se to Barlow, Godwin, and other civil liberties activists.
I also think that an "Enemies List" would not be useful... It would only make people believe that the Cypherpunks are a bunch of anti-government terrorists. A list would not be a problem in itself, after all the governments keep their lists of "subversives". Maybe there should be a "Luddite List"... Ludd-ite n. (Eng. hist.) a member of those groups of workers who deliberately smashed machinery in the industrial centers of the East Midlands, Lancashire and Yorksire (1811-16), believing it to be a cause of unemployment [after Ned Ludd, a late 18th-c. riot leader] Of course, "Luddite" is usually used with a more general meaning, refering to people who are ignorant of and/or resisting technology. I think it's a very good word to use. It's apropriately demeaning, but not hateful. I think it's a word that could be accepted and understood by the general public. Just a thought. ===================================================================== | Steve Reid - SysAdmin & Pres, EDM Web (http://www.edmweb.com/) | | Email: steve@edmweb.com Home Page: http://www.edmweb.com/steve/ | | Alternate email: sreid@edmbbs.iceonline.com sreid@sea-to-sky.net | | PGP Fingerprint: 11 C8 9D 1C D6 72 87 E6 8C 09 EC 52 44 3F 88 30 | | --- DISCLAIMER: JMHO, YMMV, IANAL. --- | =====================================================================