|
<<
^
>>
Date: 2001-09-18
Barlow sagt: Polizeistaat kommt
-.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.-
John Perry Barlow ist einer der Gründer der Electronic Frontier
Foundation. JPB war in den letzten Jahren wegen überzogenem
Techo/optimismus und analogen Wirtschafts/natur/vergleichen
Gegenstand von allerhand Flames auf einschlägigen Listen -
Gefahren für die Freiheit Im Netz hat Barlow allerdings immer sehr
bald gesehen.
-.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.-
Prepare for the Coming Police State!
As most of you know, I believe that the United States has
gradually, subtly, invisibly to most of us, become a police state
over the last 30 years.
This morning's events are roughly equivalent to the Reichstag fire
that provided the social opportunity for the Nazi take-over of
Germany.
I am *not* suggesting that, like the Nazis, the authoritarian forces
in America actually had a direct role in perpetrating this mind-
blistering tragedy. (Though their indirect role deserves a much
longer discussion.)
Nevertheless, nothing could serve those who believe that American
"safety" is more important than American liberty better than
something like this. Control freaks will dine on this day for the rest
of our lives.
Within a few hours, we will see beginning the most vigorous efforts
to end what remains of freedom in America. Those of who are
willing to sacrifice a little - largely illusory - safety in order to
maintain our faith in the original ideals of America will have to fight
for those ideals just as vigorously.
I beg you to begin NOW to do whatever you can - whether writing
your public officials, joining the ACLU or EFF, taking to the streets,
or living visibly free and fearless lives - to prevent the spasm of
control mania from destroying the dreams that far more have died
for over the last two hundred twenty five years than died this
morning.
Don't let the terrorists or (their natural allies) the fascists win.
Remember that the goal of terrorism is to create increasingly
paralytic totalitarianism in the government it attacks. Don't give
them the satisfaction.
Fear nothing. Live free.
And, please, let us try to forgive those who have committed these
appalling crimes. If we hate them, we will become them.
May God - or Whatever you want to call It - bless us all. We'll need
it.
Barlow
-- John Perry Barlow, Cognitive Dissident Co-Founder & Vice
Chairman, Electronic Frontier Foundation Berkman Fellow, Harvard
Law School
Home(stead) Page: http://www.eff.org/~barlow
-.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.-
- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.-
edited by Harkank
published on: 2001-09-18
comments to [email protected]
subscribe Newsletter
- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.-
<<
^
>>
|
|
|
|