On Sun, 22 Aug 2004 19:27:26 -0400 JoeHill disseminated the following: > > You are under a sociallistic government what do you expect. > > ...and the USA "Patriot Act" (LOL!) is any different?
And before this erupts into a flamewar, my only point is that the increasing infringement on our personal freedoms has nothing to do with socialism, it is governments succumbing to the old truism 'power corrupts'. This is a phenomena seen across the political spectrum and in countries all over the place. No one should be ashamed of themselves unless they aren't doing something to keep themselves informed and doing what they can to keep information free. -- JoeHill RLU #282046 / www.freeyourmachine.org 19:45:50 up 18 days, 19:29, 9 users, load average: 1.24, 1.19, 1.18 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ "One of the most dangerous errors of our time is the belief that human beings are uniquely violent animals, barely restrained from committing atrocities on each other by the constraints of ethics, religion, and the state." -- Eric S. Raymond
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