From: John K Clark (jonkc@att.net)
Date: Thu Jun 12 2003 - 09:41:10 MDT
"Hubert Mania" <humania@t-online.de>
> I do read the postings of people whose opinions are diametrically
>oppposed to mine.
Me too, it's sort of fun actually, a guilty pleasure, like looking at a
freak show.
>You (plural; the patriots here)
I think you will find few right wing flag waving mindless patriots on this
list, in fact most are anti government, it's just that after 911 it became
clear that there is a sub group in another culture that want us dead and is
doing everything they can think of to brink it about. Solving that little
problem tends to overcome other ideological objections we may have at least
for the near term.
>If you don't FEEL - yes, the extropian buzz word - that you are
>deathly wrong
That's the core of your confusion right there, Extropians are less
interested in what they feel is right than what they think is right. If
we're wrong then show us why and we'll even thank you for correcting our
error, but just coming out with a emotional outburst and a new string of
insults will not convince anybody of anything except that you're a crank.
For example, in your last post you said America should turn its back on
Capitalism but gave no hint why we should do such a strange thing.
> I am sick and tired of this American madness to be a winner all
> the time.
The alternative does not strike me as particularly appealing.
> I wish, you as a nation might relax a bit and leave the world in
> peace with your eternal winner attitude.
In other words rollover play dead and wait for the next 911; I must say that
really doesn't sound like very good advice to me, but I could be wrong.
John K Clark jonkc@att.net
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