From: Mike Lorrey (mlorrey@yahoo.com)
Date: Sun Jul 20 2003 - 14:34:42 MDT
--- Natasha Vita-More <natasha@natasha.cc> wrote:
> At 05:17 PM 7/19/03 -0700, you wrote:
> >Given it seems that there are some others who share my frustration
> >with the inactivity of Pro-Act over the last two years, and given
> >that Natasha has ascended to run ExI, I'd like to propose that
> >someone new and more action oriented be elected or appointed to
> >run Pro-Act, to work toward getting it organized and building a
> >membership, some fundraising, a board of directors, so on and so
> >forth to actually put some Act back in Pro-Act (unless by 'act'
> >you mean a put-on).
> >
> >I have made similar proposals, that Pro-Act get its butt in gear, at
> >least twice before, which were both totally ignored by the lords of
> >ExI, with neither public nor private response. Consider this my last
> >request. If the people on high continue to blow it off, I will
> >consider my need for this organization to be at an end.
>
> I'm going to give the same response to your public post that I did to
> your private post.
>
> The only comment I have to make is that sometimes things happen which
> gets in the way of our plans. People lose jobs, get divorced, or
> deal with a death of a loved one. These unplanned wild cards can
> interrupt our lives to such a degree that sometimes, we have to
> start all over again.
>
> This is not the case with me. What I had intended to do with Pro-Act
> will be accomplished in another way, through another means, with a
> another goal, and for another, but I think better, result.
>
> So, it is unfortunate that the very day at Extro 5 that I gave my
> talk and made a public announcement of Pro-Act I was hemorging.
> It is also unfortunate that I learned I have cancer 2 days later,
> and that I had surgery 3 days later, and have spent the last 2
> years in remission.
>
> Dealing with cancer is major.
No doubt. Any time I have seen others dealing with such difficulties,
they have always passed the baton on to others, though. They didn't
just let something die on the vine. This should have been done with
Pro-Act. The cause is more important than any individuals personal
problems.
>
> Putting this aside, I think my concept of Pro-Act was a success
> because what I have been doing for the past two years has been
> far above and beyond what I had planned to do as a person and
> with activism, and pursuing a very important and well-needed
> concept for the world.
Well, I don't think so, nor do many others who have emailed me with
their support. Nor can you point to any actual accomplishments, either.
The Luddites continue to win, legislatively, commercially, and in
public sentiment.
>
> But I'm not going to state here what my plans are at this time.
This is par for the course.
=====
Mike Lorrey
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