Re: Creative Protest

From: Michael Lorrey (mike@datamann.com)
Date: Tue Feb 13 2001 - 10:42:18 MST


Adrian Tymes wrote:
>
> Michael Lorrey wrote:
> > Harvey Newstrom wrote:
> > > At 6:05pm -0500 2/9/01, Michael Lorrey wrote:
> > > >Another possibility is for extropes to sign up with RTMark, propose
> > > >projects and fund them as well, coordinate with leftist recruits to do
> > > >the actual sabotage, then expose them so they get nabbed....
> > >
> > > I find these ideas to be intellectually dishonest.
> >
> > Yes they are. Then again, the whole green movement is based on
> > intellectual dishonesty.
>
> I'd have to agree with Harvey. Dishonesty can get one so far, but our
> opponents are limited by the limitations of their inherent dishonesty.
> Adopting the same strategies, while easier in the short run, would
> likely ultimately limit us to their (lack of) achievement - and that's
> not what we're about.

If you think they lack achievement you are sadly mistaken. The majority
of the population supports their stands against genetic engineering, use
of natural resources, nanotechnology, and nuclear power. They follow
Goebbels' Law, and it works very well for them.



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