is it ok to be luddite

[jbor]

And, don't forget McLuhan. The medium is (at least part of) the message. 
Endorsement of the ideas automatically and unequivocally legitimises the
medium in which they have been expressed. Violence will only beget violence.
This, also, is the lesson of history. It is not Liberté, Egalité et
Fraternité which are perpetuated, but the very Reign of Terror itself.

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>From: Jedrzej Polak <jedpolak at mac.com>
>To: jbor <jbor at bigpond.com>, <pynchon-l at waste.org>
>Subject: Re: is it ok to be luddite
>Date: Sun, Jun 11, 2000, 6:14 PM
>

> while I can
> condemn Kaczynski for his  methods, I can easily subscribe to some of his
> ideas.
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>From: Spencer Thiel <spen at fictiondepartment.com>
>To: <pynchon-l at waste.org>
>Subject: Re: is it ok to be luddite
>Date: Mon, Jun 12, 2000, 4:36 AM
>

Chomsky (who, imo, should probably stick to language theory theory theory)
> "If we are serious about the question or terror, serious about the question
> of violence, we have to recognize that it is a tactical and hence moral
> matter. Incidentally, tactical issues basically are moral issues; they have
> to do with human consequences...If we are interested in say, diminishing
> the amount of violence in the world, it's at least arguable and perhaps
> even sometimes true that a terroristic act does diminish the amount of
> violence in the world.  Hence, a person who is opposed to violence will not
> be opposed to that terroristic act."