RE: Being Extropic

From: Emlyn O'regan (oregan.emlyn@healthsolve.com.au)
Date: Thu Jul 31 2003 - 20:14:32 MDT

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    Mike Lorrey wrote:
    > The major threats to my continued existence/lifestyle are:
    >
    > a) liberal Democrats (not all Democrats)
    > b) statist Republicans (not all Republicans)
    > c) the two party system
    > d) the continued lack of liberty present in the rest of the world,
    > particularly the muslim and communist worlds, which continues to feed
    > the phobias and fears that give strength to statists of both parties
    > and the electoral system they hold hostage.
    > e) continued lack of rationality and intelligence in statist
    > camps that
    > results in such stupidities as the cancelling of the Terror Futures
    > Market.
    > (not necessarily in this order)

    I'll probably never agree with the gun ownership stuff, but maybe we can
    chalk this up to cultural differences.

    That said, I agree that the actions of our domestic governments under the
    banner of fighting terrorism pose more of a threat than does terrorism
    itself. Although I'm sure they have must have secret information to which I
    am not privy, which would change my mind. Otherwise, how could they sleep at
    night?

    Emlyn



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