Re: ORBS: Another Vigilante Group

[Dean Robb <pceasy () norfolk infi net>]

At 11:59 11/21/98 -0500, you wrote:
> Nonsense. Democratic forums are
> open, transparent, accountable,
> feature regular elections, laws,
> constitutions and so on. There
> are no such institutions on the
> net. There are technically capable
> but otherwise unsophisticated
> lads running around pretending
> they are the law. They aren't.

So go complain to the law.  And quit wasting my bandwidth lest I send you a
bill.  Payable in US $, that is.

> > It seems pretty clear to me that your only recourse is to assault 
> > those people who would work in the interests of the greater good 
> > of the users of the Internet, or, more to the point, who would 
> > disagree with you.  On the surface, you appear to be quite the 
> > hypocrite, attacking others for allegedly...attacking others.
>
> In a civil forum I have drawn
> into question the activities of
> persons acting in what I believe
> to be unethical and unscrupulous
> manners. I have attacked no-one
> and interfered with no person's
> civil liberties, rights and/or
> freedoms.

No attacks on anyone....


> Whereas Mr. Vixie
> regularly trades in the violation
> of these rights. With nothing more
> to back him up but technical
> know-how and a gang of fellow
> geekthugs.

Except, of course, right here...

 A very unfortunate
> situation I suspect time will
> alter to a conclusion more in
> line with our traditons or
> democracy than with Vixie et
> al's propensity to totalitarian
> despotism.

Say, Bob...a little free with the "our traditions of democracy" stuff
aren't you?  Considering you're a Canadian and I don't believe that Canada
is a democracy, per se...

Oh...and for the record, I'd consider calling someone a totalitarian despot
an attack (not to mention redundant).

Bug off, Kook.



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