From: Randy S (cryofan@mylinuxisp.com)
Date: Tue Aug 12 2003 - 12:53:15 MDT
Rafal Smigrodzki <rafal@smigrodzki.org> said:
> Randy wrote:
> >
> > I hope that others are coming around to seeing our nation as a
> > jointly owned property around an unwritten contract exists. The
> > parties to this contract are the citizens of this nation. Non
> > citizens are NOT parties to this particular contract. In part, the
> > contract holds that the citizens must compete with each other for
> > whatever benefits are to be had from citizenship. Non citizens may
> > not compete for the benefits of citizenship, unless they "buy in" in
> > a sufficient amount.
> >
> ### I see communitarian thinking, in-group protection, outgroup bashing
> here. Where is the Extropian content?
>
Gasp! DoublePlusUnGood!
You mean, where is the extropian "dogma"? Sorry to disappoint you, but I do
from time to time have...."unpure" thoughts. I personally think that getting
more money for citizens is extropian. Giving money away to foreigners for
the nebulous value of cheaper consumer goods is non-extropian. I guess I am
greedy that way. I guess when it comes to the freemarketer, "greed is good"
only when it comes to investors, and not when it comes to those morlockian
subhuman working class types.
In other areas, such as my stance on genetic engineers, longevity, etc., my
thoughts are as pure as the driven snow, extropian-dogma-wise.
-- -------------- -Randy
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