Waco and the Lesser of Two Evils

[Michael Perelman]

I just saw the Waco video last night.  Interesting/frightening.  One of
the preachers that plays basketball with me at the gym, an ex-druggie
musician has a similar way of looking at the Bible as Koresh.   Both are
smart, but go off in wierd directions.

The video made a pretty convincing case that the government was (almost?)
entirely wrong.  In the congressional hearings, the people who sounded
the most rational were Wacco Repugs, such as Bob Barr.

In fact, as Clinton pushes for more and more of a police state, only the
repugs resist him where cyber freedoms (wiretapping, getting access to
personal computers are concerned), although they may still outdo Clinton
in being tough on "ordinary" crime and terrorism (real and supposed).

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Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California State University
Chico, CA 95929

Tel. 530-898-5321
E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu