Individuality for the Masses
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Bruce Schneier has come up with the idea of promoting individual rights via the awesome power of branding, as the peace symbol did for the anti-war movement. I think it's a good idea, though the complexities can be harder to explain than "killing is wrong." (Of course, the anti-war movement was more complex as well, but the basic message seems easier to get across...). Here's the gist from the site:
Individual-i stands for:
- Freedom from surveillance
- Personal privacy
- Anonymity
- Equal protection
- Due process
- Freedom to read, write, think, speak, associate, and travel
- The right to make your own choices about sex, reproduction, marriage, and death
- The right to dissent
These are all things I can support. I hope this idea spreads like memefire.
It needs a hand gesture, though. How about the sign-language alphabetic "I" held to the chest?
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[Permalink] Posted on 2005-04-20 by Dethe Elza