Subj : Re: The Anarchist's Cookbook
To   : warmfuzzy
From : poindexter FORTRAN
Date : Sun Apr 12 2026 10:30:51

-=> warmfuzzy wrote to All <=-

 wa> Safety Concerns: The book has been widely criticized for containing
 wa> dangerous, potentially lethal instructions, being written by someone
 wa> with limited technical expertise at the time, and potentially causing
 wa> harm to inexperienced readers attempting the procedures.

 We used it as a counter in the '90s when mainstream media discovered
 BBSes and their "dangerous" information posing a threat to "the
 children". We countered that information isn't dangerous, the use of
 said information was already codified as criminal if needed.

 The Anarchist Cookbook is in the library of Congress, we said.

 wa> Legal Status: The book remains in print in many jurisdictions, though
 wa> some countries have restricted or banned it. Powell himself disavowed
 wa> the work in later years and attempted to have it withdrawn from
 wa> circulation.

 It's on the internet archive as well as the Library of Congress.   :)



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