Re: The End of Privacy ?

From: mark@unicorn.com
Date: Mon Jul 06 1998 - 05:36:31 MDT


VirgilT7@aol.com wrote:
>Terrorists will only attack governments because they are oppressive? Are you
>joking? Terrorists will attack the most minimal government because it is the
>most minimal government.

In that case, perhaps you could give a real, actual, example of a terrorist
group who are attacking a government for being *too free*, and who are not
government-funded.

The only example that springs to mind would be Islamic attacks in Egypt,
but I'm not sure that they fit into that category since I know little
about the situation there. Also they seem to be targetted at visitors,
not the locals, which complicates matters.

>There will be individuals with a fanatical
>opposition to society regardless of what kind of government that society
>has.

Yes. This is one reason why government is bad and should be eliminated.

>And there will be foreign governments in competition with this government,
>no
>matter how closely it embraces your conception of individual rights.

My conception of individual rights does not include a government, so that's
not a problem.

    Mark



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