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At 05:09 PM 6/8/96 -0500, Igor Chudov @ home wrote:
>jim bell wrote:
>> 
>> While I appreciate your...uh...appreciation, let me remind you that part of 
>> my "pronouncements" are that the current political and social system is 
>> sick.  Many people around here seem to agree with this assessment.  What I 
>> advocate is a comparatively simple change in the rules that could have the 
>> effect of vastly changing the way things are done.  Whether these changes 
>> are in "the best interests of the inhabitants of this nation" is still an 
>> open question, and many people have agreed with me on this matter. 
>> 
>
>Since corrupt officials are likely to have more anonymous cash that
>phreedom phighters, guess who will win.


The people, that's who.  The reason is that while "corrupt officials" may 
have more money, per person, that ordinary citizens, there are FAR more 
ordinary citizens than officials.  Further, these corrupt officials only 
have more money because they rob it from ordinary citizens, which means that 
they start out the game hated by the public.

Finally, officials are, by definition, identified or identifiable, while 
disaffected citizens are not.


Jim Bell
jimbell@pacifier.com

jim bell wrote:
> At 05:09 PM 6/8/96 -0500, Igor Chudov @ home wrote:
> >
> >Since corrupt officials are likely to have more anonymous cash that
> >phreedom phighters, guess who will win.
> 
> The people, that's who.  The reason is that while "corrupt officials" may 
> have more money, per person, that ordinary citizens, there are FAR more 
> ordinary citizens than officials.  Further, these corrupt officials only 
> have more money because they rob it from ordinary citizens, which means that 
> they start out the game hated by the public.

You haven't seen _real_ corrupt officials. :)

	- Igor.

ichudov@algebra.com (Igor Chudov @ home) writes:
> You haven't seen _real_ corrupt officials. :)

Jim - could corrupt gov't official hide behind anonymity too?
E.g., a particularly obnoxious gov't regulation being issued from
behind anon remailer?

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