From: randy (cryofan@mylinuxisp.com)
Date: Thu Aug 07 2003 - 02:06:19 MDT
On Wed, 6 Aug 2003 17:09:24 -0700 (PDT), you wrote:
>--- Mike Lorrey <mlorrey@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> --- Adrian Tymes <wingcat@pacbell.net> wrote:
>> > --- Mike Lorrey <mlorrey@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> > > Additionally, if you are feeling especially
>> frisky,
>> > > you might also send
>> > > letters supporting PAM to your congressmonsters
>> and
>> > > senators, using the
>> > > same analogy, and putting in a good word for
>> Robin.
>> > > Lets let them know
>> > > that we won't take this lying down, eh?
>> >
>> > Actually, I, for one, intend to do just that.
>>
>> Excellent. If possible, could all list members doing
>> so respond that
>> they are doing so and to what papers and
>> politicians? Thanks.
>
>You misunderstood: I, myself, am not convinced that
>this needs to be sponsored by the government (as I
>said: let the market itself provide a market, as it is
>already doing in other areas),
That is indeed an interesting take on this subject, especially
considering the standard extropian take on the ideal role of the govt.
In fact one could argue that the terrorism futures market project is
no different from the typical military-industrial complex pork thrown
to academics with the appropriate political inclinations.
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-Randy
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