Is the Wikileaks Party a cypherpunk party?

[J.A. Terranson]

On Sat, 17 Aug 2013, CryptoFreak wrote:

> There's definately a chance it could become corrupt.

A *chance*?  It's *already corrupt by definition: do you undeerstand what 
is required to organize and run a political (read: Organized Crime) party?

> But I think the big difference between the Wikileaks Party and other, 
> more traditional parties, is that the WLP is focused on more than just 
> grabbing power. The whole organization is about speaking truth to power, 
> destroying secrets, informing the populace, and holding those in power 
> accountable. That a little different than most others.

Where have I heard that before I wonder?  Whigs? Republicans? Democrats 
(Obama as recently as 2008 even)?

> Of course that could all be hyperbole just like Obama's promises of change but
> we don't know yet.  While I agree that a cryptoanarchist poses a bigger threat
> to the power structure than a political party does, could this not be a good
> forward step?

It *could*. But I doubt it.

//Alif

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