--- Declan McCullagh wrote:

I'll know I'll regret responding to the mattdproffraptroll, but briefly: I am not affiliated in any way with the Cato Institute. I don't believe I've ever written anything for them; I am not an adjunct scholar/policy analyst for them; I've been in their building just once in the last five months or so. Most importantly, they say things with which I do not agree.

That said, they are a worthy, respectable, valuable, and valued think tank, and I always enjoy reading what they write.

As for a "damming exposure," it's just another screed. Yawn.

-Declan

At 07:48 AM 12/14/2001 +1100, mattd wrote:

http://www.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=104919&group=webcast

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Damming exposure of Cato's MO. and the flacks and

flunkys involved. G'way

...

mate.

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You were "smart" enough to suscrive, you should be "smart" enough to unsuscrive. On Thu, 13 Dec 2001, The Silence wrote:

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--- Declan McCullagh wrote:

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I'll know I'll regret responding to the mattdproffraptroll, but briefly: I am not affiliated in any way with the Cato Institute. I don't believe I've ever written anything for them; I am not an adjunct scholar/policy analyst for them; I've been in their building just once in the last five months or so. Most importantly, they say things with which I do not agree.

That said, they are a worthy, respectable, valuable, and valued think tank, and I always enjoy reading what they write.

As for a "damming exposure," it's just another screed. Yawn.

-Declan

At 07:48 AM 12/14/2001 +1100, mattd wrote:

http://www.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=104919&group=webcast

...

Damming exposure of Cato's MO. and the flacks and

flunkys involved. G'way

...

mate.

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--- Duncan Frissell wrote:

On Fri, 14 Dec 2001, mattd wrote:

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http://www.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=104919&group=webcast

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Damming exposure of Cato's MO. and the flacks and

flunkys involved. G'way mate.

...

That was a Fraser Institutute writer btw. But then an Aussie commie might not make nice distinctions.

The IMF/WTO should hold a get together in one of the US states with concealed carry laws and then we'd see how commie scum fare.

If capitalists were really up to snuff, they'd organize a counter demo force armed with the most effective pre-firearms crowd control weapon -- the quarterstaff. Cut down on the old street demos.

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On Thursday, December 13, 2001, at 12:58 PM, Duncan Frissell wrote:

On Fri, 14 Dec 2001, mattd wrote:

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http://www.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=104919&group=webcast Damming exposure of Cato's MO. and the flacks and flunkys involved. G'way mate. That was a Fraser Institutute writer btw. But then an Aussie commie might not make nice distinctions. The IMF/WTO should hold a get together in one of the US states with concealed carry laws and then we'd see how commie scum fare.

They're too afraid of getting shot.

If capitalists were really up to snuff, they'd organize a counter demo force armed with the most effective pre-firearms crowd control weapon -- the quarterstaff. Cut down on the old street demos.

My first response to this was along the lines of "To organize an effective protest, they'd have to leave work, and a capitalist wouldn't do that". On second thought, they could just hire some people to do it. -- "Remember, half-measures can be very effective if all you deal with are half-wits."--Chris Klein