Were this the first time I had seen something like this on the list I would not have spoken up about it.
But this list is rapidly degenerating into being a general conspiracy theory forum rather than a cypherpunk forum. This should be a collective and conscious decision, rather than something induced by a minority of active posters. On Tue, 2015-06-23 at 16:16 -0700, Shelley wrote: > I'll preface this by saying that I'm not fond of censoring list topics; I > just skim or ignore topics/posts when they cease to interest me. > > I think discussing politics and propaganda is on-topic when it regards the > main focus of the list. When governments intentionally weaken encryption, > or threaten to/ actually pass draconian laws that directly affects the work > we endeavour to do. Censorship, even, because we need to help reroute > people around those blocks to get their messages out and essential info in. > > The pointless droning on about how much the USA and what it does sucks- and > it does suck!- can become old. I know it's tempting because there are a > lot of people here who agree, but there are other listservs better suited > for it. > > Not meant to be a personal attack on anyone; I don't have a problem with > any of you & I find it easy to scroll past that which doesn't interest me. > Sometimes I'll even see a point of view I hadn't considered, even if the > item in question isn't quite on-topic. Not everyone feels the same, though. > > -S > > > ---------- > On June 23, 2015 3:34:36 PM Juan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Tue, 23 Jun 2015 15:09:01 -0700 > > Shelley <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > +1 > > > > > > What Cathal said. > > > > > > (And I'm saying it as someone extremely critical of my own government > > > and who rarely passes up an opportunity to make it known.) > > > > > > So? What are you objecting to, then? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ---------- > > > On June 23, 2015 2:37:24 PM "Cathal (Phone)" > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Propaganda is on-topic only insofar as it explores cointelpro, > > > > persona management, etc: not strictly crypto, but subversive and > > > > political (ab)uses of communications technology. > > > > > > > > And, while we're on the subject, I suspect much of this > > > > pro-anything-not-West crap is likely to be just that: cointelpro to > > > > discredit the genuine content and discourage > > > > subscription/participation by a wider audience. > > > > > > > > Oh yes. I'm anti west agent on the payroll of? Putin? The > > chinese? Or? > > > > It's quite funny though how a clown like cathal thinks he gets > > to decide what is and what isn't on topic... > > > > > > "discredit the genuine content" > > > > So, WHERE is the GENUINE content guys? Is it the stuff that dan > > geer, tim beelen, the tor apologists and the like post? > > > > Or is it something else. Links please? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- Sent from Ubuntu
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