Is the Wikileaks Party a cypherpunk party?
J.A. Terranson
measl at mfn.org
Sat Aug 17 06:33:11 PDT 2013
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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