Oops, it was Joe who wrote what I attributed to Samael in this thread. Sorry, guys. This email tool has no quoting facility.
Dick
Dick Gray
12/14/98 03:43 PM
To: extropians@extropy.com
cc:
Subject: Re: Final Challenge to Socialists (Document link not converted)
I wrote:
> Again [Samael wrote]:
> "Likewise, an individual decision not to participate in one's own
> governance simply leaves it in the hands of others (who most
> probably do not have your best interests as close to their hearts as
> you do) by default."
> Exactly why I don't want to leave my "governance" in anyone else's hands,
> especially the hands of those most eager to "govern" me. I don't want to
> "participate" in somebody else's idea of how I should run my life.
Samael replies:
>The idea is you propose, they dispose. The ideas they are
>implementing concerning your life are YOURS.
I confess I haven't a clue what you're talking about here.
I'm beginning to think you're just having fun with our heads.
Dick