When they came for the Jews...

Duncan Frissell frissell at panix.com
Wed Jan 10 10:47:12 PST 1996


At 12:22 PM 1/10/96 -0500, Futplex wrote:
>No big surprise to see these folks come out against free speech in a new
>medium. Too bad they're utterly blind to the lessons of the history they've
>documented so well.
>
>Futplex <futplex at pseudonym.com>

Just part of the ongoing conflict between Anglo-Saxon values and European
values.  Runnymede vs Canossa.  TCP/IP vs X.25.  Some think that one should
bow to authority others think that authority should bow to them.

DCF

"Canossa -- In Germany, HENRY IV joined the antireform party and was
excommunicated (1076) by Pope Gregory VII. Losing support, Henry humbled
himself before Gregory at Canossa."







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