Feds reading this list, Jim Bell, and threats
Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM
dlv at bwalk.dm.com
Fri Apr 4 16:28:02 PST 1997
paul at fatmans.demon.co.uk writes:
>
> > Jim is hardly the ideal poster boy for a free speech cause, but we should
> > not distance ourselves from him when he runs into problems directly
> > related to his advocacy of anonymous markets. That cuts too closely
> > for comfort. We should defend Jim's right to discuss AP and any other
> > institutions which may arise as a natural consequence of the capabilities
> > engendered by cryptography. That is one of the main things this list is
> > for. If they can silence Jim, it's going to be just a matter of time befor
> > they go after someone else.
>
> I really cannot understand the posts I have been reading to the
> effect that Jim Bell is a "loon" or a "terrorist" etc...
> If we do not protect the freedom of expression of the loons, fuckups,
> terrorists and Bells of this world it will be our freedom that is
> threatened next. As far as I know, anyway, Jim`s AP essay (the
> original plan overview) was perfectly sane and discussed the problems
> of people using it to commit crime by killing an innocent person as
> well as the advantagest of the plan.
> I will allow that some of his subsequent posts have been a little
> "loon" like but I have never considered him to be a foaming at the
> mouth madman as some do.
Someone said: "popular speech does not need protection".
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Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM
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