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