Re: The End of Privacy ?

mark@unicorn.com
Mon, 6 Jul 1998 04:36:31 -0700 (PDT)

VirgilT7@aol.com wrote:
>Terrorists will only attack governments because they are oppressive? Are you
>joking? Terrorists will attack the most minimal government because it is the
>most minimal government.

In that case, perhaps you could give a real, actual, example of a terrorist group who are attacking a government for being *too free*, and who are not government-funded.

The only example that springs to mind would be Islamic attacks in Egypt, but I'm not sure that they fit into that category since I know little about the situation there. Also they seem to be targetted at visitors, not the locals, which complicates matters.

>There will be individuals with a fanatical
>opposition to society regardless of what kind of government that society
>has.

Yes. This is one reason why government is bad and should be eliminated.

>And there will be foreign governments in competition with this government,
>no
>matter how closely it embraces your conception of individual rights.

My conception of individual rights does not include a government, so that's not a problem.

Mark