DS
I read Tim May's suggestions, and while he is sincere and trying to be helpful, I use strong language above because it's time we called things for what they are instead of politely pussyfooting around them. Monkeywrenchers are no friends of Cypherpunks. They are the enemy, as surely as is mandatory key escrow in the US.
wow, after only about a week DS has suddenly grasped the Tao of Cypherpunk and discovered the mysterious and elusive distinction of Those That Are and Those That Are Not. I'm really impressed. truly only a great master could accomplish such a feat in such a short time. as long as I have been around here, even I do not have such confidence, so I bow down to my superior <g> David suggests that Netscape will be royally screwed if the gov't cracks down on them because of "monkeywrenchers". but quite the opposite is possible. as TCM fondly points out, sometimes you win by losing and lose by winning (not necessarily in those words). by creating a very large, glaring, and visceral public spectacle of the government cracking down on crypto, the resulting outcry could be absolutely enormous and resonate throughout the entire population. it would be a vivid portrayal of what the government has been doing quietly and secretly for decades, and perhaps the public might finally understand what is going on. before on this list I have advocated that we try to bait the government into confiscating crypto at a border, or stopping a truck full of microsoft products with "military grade crypto" at the border or something-- filming the customs agents with guns raised and have a voiceover "what's in the truck? not submachine guns. not missles. but computer disks. and the government feels they are every bit as deadly". p.s. personally I think "monkeywrenching" does have its uses at times <g>