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From: learn@gargoyle.uchicago.edu (William  Vajk )
Newsgroups: comp.org.eff.talk
Subject: Re: EFF Chapters
Keywords: EFF college academia chapters
Message-ID: <1396@gargoyle.uchicago.edu>
Date: 26 Mar 91 03:07:38 GMT
References: <1991Mar19.213148.14254@vpnet.chi.il.us> <669491914.4141@mindcraft.com> <7846@hsv3.UUCP>
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In article <7846@hsv3.UUCP> mvp@hsv3.UUCP (Mike Van Pelt) writes:

>Yes, but there are people interested in promoting the aims of EFF who
>aren't interested in promoting the entire spectrum of trendy causes 
>which the Politically Correct define as "Social Responsibility."

It is of great interest to me to hear how "the Politically Correct"
might define "Social Responsibility" any differently then Mike Van Pelt
does.

Beyond that, I am also interested in hearing what the "trendy causes"
might include which, by implication in the included text, have little to 
no permanent significance to our societal framework.

It seems that everyone who has thought about the issues we discuss here
determines which axe, if any, they wish to grind. In my experience, such
axes are merely a focal point of an individual's interest, and don't seem
to denote exclusivity of interest at the expense of other, though perhaps
somewhat lesser, emotional attachment to causes celebre.

There is a supurb cohesion which manifests whenever individuals who are 
members of some otherwise abstract class feel threatened. Please note that
membership can be inadvertant and passive, yet such a declaration by Law
Enforcement sticks and can be used against an individual in ways impossible
to defeat.

Computer users who haven't yet felt threatened by the events of the past 
two years simply haven't yet understood the implications of government
activity as an extension of private interests. 

The eventual understanding will, without a doubt, result in a swell
similar to that accompanying the generally belated realizations of our 
role in Viet Nam. It is to be expected that the level of anger will exceed 
the past example, as we're directly damaging our own citizens this time, 
with an obvious and inexcusable malice.


Bill Vajk