Re: WAR and Extropianism (was:My Blind Spot)

From: Samantha Atkins (samantha@objectent.com)
Date: Wed Mar 19 2003 - 15:59:21 MST

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    matus wrote:
    > Artillo said:
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    > My question for my fellow Extropians is this:
    >
    > Is war for any reason something an Extropian should be espousing????
    > ====================================================
    >
    > No, war for *particular* reasons, however, is something extropian can
    > support. For example, going to war with a murderous expansionist
    > totalatarian regime spreading murder and tyranny country by country where
    > all attempts at diplomatic and peacefull cesastions of its expanionism and
    > murder have failed can be consider a just cause.
    >
    > I would retort a question to you, is the use of force *always* incorrect
    > from an extropian standpoint? And if so, *prove* it.
    >

    I take the Libertarian position. The initiation of force is
    *always* incorrect. Nothing less is compatible with civilized
    productive behavior whether between individuals or nations.

    - samantha



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