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Re: WiReD Magazine - Banned in Canada

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From: Jim Mercer
Date: Wed, 30 Mar 1994 14:41
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In article <barryCnGDHK.HJK@netcom.com>, Kenn Barry <barry@netcom.com> wrote:
>In article <CnDtq2.JBu@reptiles.org> jim@reptiles.org (Jim Mercer) writes:
>>fightig for the right to smear information anywhere you like, without respect
>>for who the information effects is not sacred.
>
>	Jim, you are the whiniest loser posting on this whole topic, and
>that's a fact. But "smear information" is cute, kind of a censor's
>self-parody.

some times there is such a thing as too many rights.

if you want to be absolutely free, you will have to put up with chaos.

it is commonly accepted that in a truely free environment, you can do whatever
you want so long as it does not have detrimental effects on others.

intentionally punting holmonka info into ontario is detrimental to people
in ontario.

even non-banned info is enough to spook management into shutting things down.

i think that by now the point has been made that you can't stop the flow
of information across the electronic media.

the problem is, there are a lot of people who are in control who don't
fully realize that.

hell, posting Cindy's Torment to some groups or mailing lists will get
them shut down by paranoid management.

>>freedom of information zealots are pushing this issue for no good reason
>>than the fact that the court tried to keep the details secret.
>
>	That IS a good reason, farmboy.

hmmm, so are you saying that nothing should be secret?

i suppose you support the clipper proposal too.

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[ Jim Mercer   Reptilian Research  merce@iguana.reptiles.org  +1 416 506-0654 ]
[   "... or you can become a road-kill on the information superhighway."      ]
[                                   -- Colin Mcgregor                         ]
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Subject: Re: WiReD Magazine - Banned in Canada
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Date: 30 Mar 94 14:41:55 GMT
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