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

From: Paul Grant (shade999@optonline.net)
Date: Thu Jun 12 2003 - 10:46:05 MDT

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    > -----Original Message-----
    > From: owner-extropians@extropy.org
    > [mailto:owner-extropians@extropy.org] On Behalf Of Hubert Mania
    > Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 3:03 AM
    > To: extropians@extropy.org
    > Subject: The Iraq war was extropian? Re: [Iraq] The real
    > reason for the war
    >
    >
    > > 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.

    Sometimes useful when dealing with tarts and twits IMHO.
    I usually judge whether somebody should be kill-filed according
    to their ability to hold and discuss an intelligible thought, and of
    course, honesty in a discussion :P

    > ....<snip> 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.

    Mate, I sympathize :) I'm stateside and I can't really understand
    The numbers and approval ratings being touted by the Republicans.
    I'm inclined to think they're fabricated/heavily massaged, UNTIL
    I see falwell come on CNN and give an interview where he states
    That the MidEast problem is progressing nicely for the second-coming of
    Christ,
    Or I go on Chat/IRC on a political channel, and actually interact with
    some of these religious right wing nuts with 0 capacity for analytical
    Thinking, 0 knowledge of history, or even a rudimentary ethical
    System despite they're repeated claims to moral superiority...
    Its really sad.

    > 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.

    Hahahahaha :) Hardly likely. Its even funnier when you consider
    That half the time Americans don't even know what they're competing
    For, or why. Personally, I'ld support a permanent thorazine drip
    For 80% of the US population :P Supplanted by a VERY LONG forced
    Sojourn in some of the countries they've helped "build" in the last
    quarter
    Century. That would be an excellent start.

    omard-out
    PS> since I'm new to the list (but not the digest), and usually somewhat
    inflammatory
    in that I do like discussing controversial issues, I would like to add I
    am not a troll.

    I take such issues very seriously, insofar that current policies in
    place a)distract
    from more significant issues, like death, disease, of course fair trade
    and extension of
    human knowledge b) indirectly affect me in those areas (fairly
    negatively so far I might
    add across the board)....

    Anyway, hello :)
    omard-out



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