Re: Extropy and Rednecks
Justin Jones (frjones@swbell.net)
Fri, 15 Jan 1999 17:51:07 -0800
> From: Terry Donaghe <tdonaghe@yahoo.com>
> To: extropians@extropy.com
> Subject: Re: Extropy and Rednecks
> Date: Friday, January 15, 1999 9:38 AM
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> ---Harvey Newstrom <newstrom@newstaffinc.com> wrote:
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> > The sad thing is, I cannot disagree that this is the impression that
> > this list projects. This list seems to attract more political
> > commentators than researchers, more gun enthusiasts than computer
> > enthusiasts, and more conspiracy nuts than scientists. There is more
> > discussion about economic theories than on scientific theories.
> > Arguments about vegetarians, animal rights, gun control, homosexuals,
> > social classes, government actions, liberals, religion, class
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> > should be on alt.politics instead of the extropians list.
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> > Harvey Newstrom <newstrom@newstaffinc.com> <http://newstaffinc.com>
> > Author, Engineer, Entrepreneur, Consultant, Researcher, Scientist.
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> I disagree. It is easy to be a scientist and a socialist, but it is
> not possible to be an extropian and socialist. Some may disagree but
> read the principles that Max has written. Advocating the use of force
> against peaceful citizens has no place in extropianism.
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Damn those evil socialists!
What if they contribute willingly?I am basically an extropian and also a
socialist.