[comp.org.eff.talk] Is There any Hope for Saving Our Rights?

rabbit@hyprion.ddmi.com (Dr. Roger Rabbit) (09/12/90)

In article <BZS.90Sep11150242@world.std.com> bzs@world.std.com (Barry Shein) writes:
}
}	If the (relatively few) criminals manage to create
}	an atmosphere of fear and cause basic rights and our
}	ability to do business to be under attack THEN THE
}	CRIMINALS HAVE ALSO WON!
}

RIGHT!

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}In the former case, we can take care and learn how to protect
}ourselves from, what we hope remains, a small minority of
}irresponsible or malicious people, random chance.
}

Like I've always said - government is a drug which people use as a
(perceived) easy way out of some predicament. Some criminals start
harming people and we immediatly cry to the government to solve the
problem instead of taking care of the matter ourselves (ie: tightening
up our system security, etc). 

Just like drugs, government never really solves any problems but (at 
best) provides some temporary solution or the *ILLUSION* of a solution
(ie: the rhetoric that the SS is putting out about "taking a substantial
bite out of computer crime).

One day the "drug" addict wakes up and finds that he has more problems
than he can handle. His life is totally out of control and he can do
nothing for himself. He is addicted to the "drug" of government.

What price is he paying? 1> He now lacks any will or ability to solve
problems for himself. 2> He has signed away all of his Constitutional
Rights to the government. 

This is one of the basic problems that I see in society today - the
lack of community initiative in solving problems at the grass roots
level. In the "olden days" (ie: before FDR), people solved problems
on their own in communities - they did not ask for a hulking, inhumane
bureaucracy to do it for them. They picked up valuable skills which
made them better people. This is what is wrong with today's society-
people are too lazy or scared to take the initiative and the government
is all too eager to "help" out, while in the process, slowly dismatling
the Constitution.

}In the latter case, we are all under attack and the govt is acting as
}a pervasive agent in all our lives, we can't defend against that by
}putting "bars on the windows" etc., when the govt knocks to take our
}systems we have to let them in the front door.
}

Thats why I said in one of my previous postings that I would rather
deal with the threat of some hacker busting into my system  than to
feel "safe" with the government "protecting" me. 

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}Even being exonerated in the end would be an almost useless outcome,
}swell, they destroyed my business and my career but I should be
}thankful they didn't send me to jail?
}
}	THE CURRENT ATMOSPHERE OF FEAR MUST BE STOPPED!!!
}
Yes - but the problem is that there are very few people who 1> Are
smart/interested enough to really care and 2> would be willing to
risk their neck in the fight. I really don't see a solution to this
"constitution-bashing", although I won't give up.

}Consider this a cry of anguish, pain and anxiety from a fellow
}citizen.
}

Add my voice to that cry of anguish and pain. I really wonder what this
country will be like in, say the year 2020. I don't want to think about
it.

Dr. Rabbit says "THINK - JUST DO IT" 


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