The Iraq war was extropian? Re: [Iraq] The real reason for the war

From: Hubert Mania (humania@t-online.de)
Date: Thu Jun 12 2003 - 01:03:00 MDT

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    > Regards from the Kill Files
    >
    > Michael Dickey
    >

    I never had and never will have such a device as a kill file. I do read the
    postings of people whose opinions are diametrically oppposed to mine. I even
    believe it is cynical to put people in a virtual trap and call it kill file.

    You accuse me of not presenting arguments. I don't do so anymore, because it
    is absolutely useless. You (plural; the patriots here) twist around the
    words of your opponents, as soon as they leave their mouths and from time to
    time make violent and world conquering statements that leave me speechless.
    The only level I can still "talk" about the Bush politics and the
    extropian's shouts of acclamation are my fruitless attempts to kick you
    right in the ass for it from across the Atlantic.

    Now you will certainly ask me to show you a proof of your violence in the
    archives, but I tiredly refuse to do so, and I don't even care what you
    think about it. Keep on claiming I was writing rubbish, I do not care. If
    you don't FEEL - yes, the extropian buzz word - that you are deathly wrong
    and that you (plural) were fucked up by your humble servants called Bush
    administration, there is nothing I can do to bring you back on the path of
    decency.

    I must not win all the time. I grant myself the right of failing to convince
    someone if my ability to think of further arguments fails. As you might have
    realized I even fell silent and did not participate in the debates anymore.

    I am sick and tired of this American madness to be a winner all
    the time. I wish, you as a nation might relax a bit and leave the world in
    peace with your eternal winner attitude.

    To hear from you now explicitely that this war was just and even extropic, I
    refuse to be rational, behave as a good boy should, delete my adjectives and
    stay polite. And I can tell you, I am glad, that I feel this way. Shows me
    that I am still alive and shows me that I am right not to discuss the
    reasons of war on a rational political level. How could I ever be
    able to change your mind if you don't FEEL anymore that you are utterly
    wrong on a basic human level. It's useless. I don't reach you. We don't come
    together. But it's okay, I don't mind, I must not be friends with
    anybody who shows up and claims he is some kind of a transhumanist.

    Hey, all of you silent extropians, did you hear that? Michael Dickey
    believes the

                                       IRAQ WAR WAS EXTROPIAN

    Now, I would love to hear a statement from those celebrities who came up
    with the idea of extropianism a while ago. Maybe a voice or two from the
    board of directors? Just to make sure if this is a general opinion, just to
    understand why main contributors to the ideas of the movement like Eugen
    Leitl withdrew from this list...

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