On Thu, 1 Feb 1996, Declan B. McCullagh wrote:

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Rich, by now I suspect you've seen this joke, but what the hell:

Q: What's a left-wing firing squad?

A: Everyone stands in a circle and shoots at each other

At 06:11 PM 2/1/96 -0800, Rich Graves wrote:

I guess this is supposed to be something clever about how the vanguard is supposed to discard their personal interests for the common good.

Actually it refers to the famous factionalism of the left: Similar to the parody in Monty Python's "Life of Brian" --------------------------------------------------------------------- | We have the right to defend ourselves | http://www.jim.com/jamesd/ and our property, because of the kind | of animals that we are. True law | James A. Donald derives from this right, not from the | arbitrary power of the state. | jamesd@echeque.com