I thought the weapons analogy was just for the purpose of illustration, In many ways you could make similar rhetoric about the US dollar being a weapon, or any other technology. My understanding is that BTC is a big deterrent to physical violence and an incentive to peace. I guess anything can be extrapolated and taken out of context.
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I still haven't read the book though
It's this generations attemt to ban encryption and nothing more. He relying on the fact some people refuse to learn from history and have broken intention spans. PGP has settled this and i know I'm on point because Lowery blocks or ignores anyone who asks this question.