Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1+some 2/3/84; site dual.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!floyd!harpo!seismo!ut-sally!mordor!dual!fair From: fair@dual.UUCP Newsgroups: net.flame Subject: Re: Scattershot (Part 2) Message-ID: <295@dual.UUCP> Date: Wed, 22-Feb-84 13:54:38 EST Article-I.D.: dual.295 Posted: Wed Feb 22 13:54:38 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 23-Feb-84 05:46:44 EST References: <163@wdl1.UUCP> Organization: Dual Systems, Berkeley, CA Lines: 17 I can think of one personal hardship that I REFUSE to suffer for anyone (including the United States) which is being shot at. Politicians & other such criminals get shot at frequently. I imagine that other people feel similarly. Thus I think that any plan of random gov't service would fail utterly, except for the fools we now have in office, who would no doubt be reselected by virtue of everyone else having some great personal hardship. No sane person likes to rule, thus are we ruled by insane men & women. Actually, a computer network based mobocracy might not be too bad. Anyone read Joan Vinge's `Heaven Belt' story? Erik E. Fair dual!fair@BERKELEY.ARPA {ihnp4,ucbvax,cbosgd,decwrl,amd70,fortune,zehntel}!dual!fair Dual Systems Corporation, Berkeley, California