Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2001 15:32:29 -0400
To: Matthew Gaylor <freematt@coil.com>
From: Matthew Gaylor <freematt@coil.com>
Subject: Cathy Young's Anxiety Attack
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Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2001 20:29:36 -0400 (EDT)
From: Charles Platt <cp@panix.com>
To: <gillespie@reason.com>
Cc: <davidn@reason.org>, Matthew Gaylor <freematt@coil.com>,
  Timothy May <tcmay@got.net>, Ron Bailey <RBailey21@aol.com>,
  Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com>, <cp@panix.com>
Subject: Cathy Young's Anxiety Attack

Bad enough that a contributing editor to Reason should indulge in the
cliche-ridden handwringing of a statist apologist; far worse that these
less-than-cerebral platitudes should be disseminated via an establishment
publication, where Ms. Young is liable to be seen as a libertarian
emissary.

To Cathy Young: All systems entail risk. As has just been demonstrated,
a government-run system for terrorism-prevention does not eliminate risk.
It only eliminates the superficial appearance of risk. This is far more
dangerous than an honest approach in which risk is recognized and
individuals are encouraged to deal with it instead of running to their
elected representatives and asking to be protected.

"A free society is not a suicide pact"? No, it's a matter of principle,
and of courage. I really think you should reconsider your political
affiliations.

--Charles Platt
Senior Writer, Wired magazine


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