Excerpts from espam: 24-May-96 Re: The Anti-Briefing... by e$pam@intertrader.com

We can all think of repressive steps which undeniably will save the lives of some children, babies, old people, mothers, etc.

Banning alcohol, banning smoking, banning sex outside of marriage....

I would like to point out that these things will almost certainly not save the lives of mothers and babies and were sure as fuck not intented to protect women & children. Clue in, in places where all sex outside marraige is illegal being a victim of rape is a crime. It is rapist protection. The banning of alcohol was used to remove children from the homes of 'unfit' immigrant families. It was about 'culture wars' & racial purity. Drug test are proposed to refuse people benefits (sorry your mom's a pothead kid -- so now your going to be HOMELESS!) Then when this kind of propaganda works, women end up fighting idiots who buy _into_ the idea that _we_ caused the problem and thereby preventing more effective action. You do not need to vomit DoD crap about children. You aren't helping anyone but the DoD. Get a half a clue -- if they wanted to protect children they could support funds for housing, food, and health care for families. Five kids a day die from violence from the hands of their parents. The infant mortality rate in DC is twice what it is in Havana. I'm sure those kids are really happy that they do not have to worry about cryptography or seeing naked people on the Internet. Yeah, these are the important issue today for America's children -- NOT. I hope that you do not seriously buy that crap about prohibition of crypto (or porn or pot, etc) being about "protecting children." All that line does is separate otherwise effective advocates of freedom - - if you're bitching about women & children you're not fighting the NSA and it will keep you from working effectively with anyone in the categories

old people, mothers, etc.. and other not entirely trivial political groups.

Jean