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Message-ID: <20041119194432.G6518@ubzr.zsa.bet> From: measl at mfn.org (J.A. Terranson) Subject: Why is IRC still around? On Fri, 19 Nov 2004, Danny wrote: > What would IT be like today without IRC (or the like)? Am I narrow > minded to say that it would be a much safer place? Narrow minded or not, it's irrelevent. Sure, the world *might* be a little teenie bit "safer" without IRC, but then, the same could be said about half the readership of this list (Hi Paul!): why not "sunset" them as well? Your argument boils down to the pre-emptive removal of anything that could conceivably be used in an illegitimate manner - as we have all seen with gun control, banning the *tool* is not going to stop the violence. Might as well ban knives, chewing gum, and "techno" "music".. > ...D -- Yours, J.A. Terranson sysadmin@....org 0xBD4A95BF Civilization is in a tailspin - everything is backwards, everything is upside down- doctors destroy health, psychiatrists destroy minds, lawyers destroy justice, the major media destroy information, governments destroy freedom and religions destroy spirituality - yet it is claimed to be healthy, just, informed, free and spiritual. We live in a social system whose community, wealth, love and life is derived from alienation, poverty, self-hate and medical murder - yet we tell ourselves that it is biologically and ecologically sustainable. The Bush plan to screen whole US population for mental illness clearly indicates that mental illness starts at the top. Rev Dr Michael Ellner
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