Fri, 20 Jan 1995 13:35:40 +0100
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When I was a student, I was approached by many other students that
belonged to all sorts of small political parties (I understand that in
the US there are only 2 political parties, but nevertheless I am sure
there are due substitutes in the form of "associations" or the like).
They all believed quite strongly in all sorts of weird things, for
instance that we had the technology to make cars run on water but that
oil monopolies were preventing it from being released. They wanted me to
join their cause and fight for freedom. Some of them made good points,
too, but their actions were organized in a way that made them futile
efforts. Anyway, with a few exceptions, they were totally harmless. It is
perfectly normal to find the same kind of people on the Internet. They
can reach 10 times as many people per activist this way. As they say, the
Internet is a medium of free expression and there's no reason they
shouldn't be allowed to use it for their purposes, as long as they don't
start advocating shooting people who disagree with them :-)
Eric
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