individual responsibility - was Re: Nationalism vs Globalism

[Razer]

On 09/04/2016 05:26 PM, Mark Steward wrote:
> On 4 Sep 2016 01:53, "Mirimir" <mirimir at riseup.net
> <mailto:mirimir at riseup.net>> wrote:
>>
>> On 09/03/2016 05:25 AM, Zenaan Harkness wrote:
> ...
>> > What kind of conversations are worthy of this list?
>>
>> Maybe this is just too obvious, but consider what "cypherpunk" means.
>> The term was coined in the "punk rock" era. So by analogy, cypherpunk is
>> about co-opting crypto against the system. So that's what this list is
>> for, I believe. It's not a list for social/political/economic theory or
>> the fucking US presidential race or sucking Putin's dick or whatever.
>>
> 
> Also cyberpunk. Imagine a dystopic future of lonely, once angry, now
> tired individuals who lash out at any suggestion they are wrong. Back in
> the 90s they might have been nudged to tinker with crypto and empowering
> the world, but instead they spent their time seeing how many times they
> could fit "fuck" and "retard" into an email post.
> 
> Mark
> 


Perfect...

I know it's probably offtopic but Johnny Rotten wold have sucked Putin's
dick, or whatever. Just because it would piss somebody off.

The reference to 'punk', 'against the shitstem', I might add, also
implies 'counterculture'...

Rr