> > Most of the cyberlibertarians care about RKBA, privacy, and cryptography.
> > How many secrets would the .gov let me keep in the Socialist Utopia? The
> > Socialist Utopia may look great on paper but it ain't gonna fly when
> > you've got the Klintons and the Algores usurping power.
> >
> > THAT's why geeks are [market-besotted] libertarians.
> >
> >
> > Matt
>
> Well, this is certainly a point in favor of the 'poor social skills'
> argument about geeks and libertarians. Matt, do you honestly not
> understand the effects of your comments,
I do, and they are getting reactions I had hoped for. Controversy, debate, etc. It is a good thing. I am certainly not the snuggle-bunny of hackerdom.
> I'd also like to add an additional comment - Matt here makes some
> 'libertarian' comments about 'Klinton' and 'Algore'. Note that he
> doesn't mention the Republicans in Congress, or in the judiciary?
Whatdaya want to hear about them? That they are no different than Clinton and Gore? That they are all owned by big business, and don't give a rat's ass about liberty?
Choosing between Clinton and Bush is like choosing in which manner I would like my genitals destroyed, stomped with a boot or cut off with rusty scissors.....
> I mention this because I actually use to believe the libertarian
> argument that they were a 'third-way', not on the standard left-right
> political scale, etc. Then I spend time on Usenet.
Well, there's a problem. Usenet is not exactly where I would turn for thoughtful perspectives, especially in the last 6 or 7 years. Very little SNR (signal to noise ratio).
Matt
-- Matt Cramer <cramer at voicenet.com> http://www.voicenet.com/~cramer/ Man is his own star; and that soul that can Be honest is the only perfect man.
-John Fletcher