At 4:50 PM -0700 6/3/97, Kent Crispin wrote:
Contrast ["milita violence"] with the brilliance of the anarchist Eward Abbey in "The Monkey Wrench Gang", where the anti-government acts were calculated to call forth popular support.
This is an important point. When you kill people, you make implacable enemies. Consider the SF Bay area rescue team that is still trying to learn how to live with the memory of the mangled bodies they found Oklahoma City. They hate the person(s) responsible for the bombing and they did not even have relatives killed there. If you at least avoid killing people, then you have fewer bitter enemies and a better chance of holding on to your winnings. The examples of Gandhi, King, and Mandala come to mind. Contrast their success with the results of the violence approach as exemplified by the generations old wars in Ireland and Israel. For cypherpunks this comes down to: Make code, not bombs. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bill Frantz | The Internet was designed | Periwinkle -- Consulting (408)356-8506 | to protect the free world | 16345 Englewood Ave. frantz@netcom.com | from hostile governments. | Los Gatos, CA 95032, USA