Article View: alt.wired
Article #68Re: Hey, I know -- let's threaten the president in e-mail!
From: Orion
Date: Sat, 30 Apr 1994 05:42
Date: Sat, 30 Apr 1994 05:42
22 lines
1988 bytes
1988 bytes
> > >But to answer the original question: the Americans are different from us > >for the same reason that they so vehemently resist the very *notion* of > >any form of socialism...because THEY had to fight for their independance, > >while we had ours handed to us (in my humble opinion, anyway). :) > Well, that's a little oversimplified, but not entirely without merit. I > think America was founded on principles of individualism, and principles > die hard. I think there are some areas where it *should* die and some where > it must be staunchly defended. > > When it comes to privacy and security issues, I'll side with the individual > evry time, for example. Agreed. Too many people seem to lose sight of the fact that society is made up of individuals, in their grandiose schemes to make changes for The Common Good, I think.
Technical Details
Message-ID:
<R1ykLc1w165w@burger.wimsey.com>Path:
arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!gmd.de!nntp.gmd.de!xlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!math.ohio-state.edu!cyber2.cyberstore.ca!vanbc.wimsey.com!burger!orionReferences:
<16FA7CEDCS86.J056600@LMSC5.IS.LMSC.LOCKHEED.COM>Show Full Headers
Complete Article Headers
X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 1510f0,f373a56299690e90 X-Google-Attributes: gid1510f0,public X-Google-Thread: f504b,a5ab070e57406043 X-Google-Attributes: gidf504b,public X-Google-Thread: fb1ea,a5ab070e57406043 X-Google-Attributes: gidfb1ea,public X-Google-Thread: 1159e4,a5ab070e57406043 X-Google-Attributes: gid1159e4,public X-Google-Thread: 1064b2,a5ab070e57406043 X-Google-Attributes: gid1064b2,public X-Google-Thread: 1009fe,a5ab070e57406043 X-Google-Attributes: gid1009fe,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1994-04-30 08:04:21 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!gmd.de!nntp.gmd.de!xlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!math.ohio-state.edu!cyber2.cyberstore.ca!vanbc.wimsey.com!burger!orion From: orion@burger.wimsey.com (Orion) Newsgroups: alt.wired,can.legal,can.general,alt.pub-ban.homolka,alt.fan.karla-homolka,alt.ce Subject: Re: Hey, I know -- let's threaten the president in e-mail! Message-ID: <R1ykLc1w165w@burger.wimsey.com> Date: Fri, 29 Apr 94 22:42:02 PDT References: <16FA7CEDCS86.J056600@LMSC5.IS.LMSC.LOCKHEED.COM> Organization: The Big Bang Burger Bar - Vancouver Canada Lines: 24