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[Yih-Chun Hu]

On Thu, 7 Sep 1995 hallam at w3.org wrote:

> 
> >Nope.  but the patriots & the cyPHerpunks share a common goal, and belief 
> >that it is none of the government's business what we think or want to 
> >share with our computers.
> 
> Poor you, the only major political party to come out with a pro crypto statement 
> is a socialist party.

I think the libertarian position is inherently pro-crypto.
Besides, the French are socialist, and well, as far as crypto goes...

> 
> The problem is currently with the right wing, right wing democrats such as 
> Clinton and practically all the Republicans. 
> 

Whatever. Clinton proposed crypto, some democrat wrote the electronic
decency act. (In fact Gingrich was against it)

> If you want a debate on how to convince the authoritarians then perhaps you will 
> get some interest. Trying to make crypto control out to be a left/right or 
> pro/anti gun control issue is no more relevant than the pro/anti abortion 
> debate.

I think that to some extent it is very relavant to gun control in that
both can be abused and that both help the law-abiding citizen do things.

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