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From: dwatson@abwam.com (Darryl Watson)
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Subject: Re: Communications Decency Act may corrupt protocols
Date: 5 May 1996 19:58:52 GMT
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In article <BFRIEDMA.96May4223337@spam.oucsace.cs.ohiou.edu>, bfriedma@oucsace.cs.ohiou.edu (Boris A. Friedman) says:
>
>In article <4maips$sp0@hops.entertain.com> dwatson@abwam.com (Darryl Watson) writes:
>
>> >[snip]
>> >The US is re-inventing Soviet Union control policies, if we co-operate
>> >the politicians will make compromises -> we get the disease..
>> >
>> >VesA
>> 
>> "Freedom of Speech".  HAH.  I am embarrassed to be an American.  I
>> apologize, to the rest of the World for the Buttheads that exist here.
>> 
>> It is probably time to take this topic to another newsgroup...
>
>You know, I am a citizen of Soviet Union (literally - because I
>haven't yet exchanged my passport for the Russian one). I'm telling
>you that you probably shouldn't be ashamed to be an American, because
>you haven't seen how ridiculous things used to be/in some ways still
>are over there (so, for instance, I fear a little bit that this post
>might affect me somehow). But I'm shocked and amazed at what Americans
>are trying to do. I think some people just need to read a little more
>history. It all starts from good intentions...
>

I very much agree with Boris' post.

Thanks for pointing out that those who fail to learn from History are
doomed to repeat it.