From: Randy S (cryofan@mylinuxisp.com)
Date: Thu Aug 28 2003 - 09:08:39 MDT
"natashavita@earthlink.net" <natashavita@earthlink.net> said:
>
> From: Randy
>
> >>I wonder if one could get some of Richard Florida's ideas about how the
> >>creative class moves in here.
>
> >I agree.
> >Maybe it is because I am an Alcor member, not a CI member. Maybe I
> >would be more strident if I felt more directly threatened.
>
...
People ride high on negative press and will look between the
> cracks in hopes of discovering any possible areas in which cryonics has a
> flaw in its business practices and suspension practices.
Yes, well, looking at the background (and possible motivations) of this
fellow Hollister (in charge of the MI govt branch that has shut down CI), we
see that he is a former mayor of a city in MI. So, it is probable that he is
looking to use this issue to leverage his way to statewide media exposure for
himself, thus opening a path to possible statewide political office. Give
him a way to finish this conflict that makes him look good, and he will take
it. What that is exactly, it might behoove CI members to determine. Fight it
out in court? In the media? Portray cryonics as a "belief" which hurts no
one and is entitled to freedom to practice from the state? Or accomodate and
change CI as he deems?
> In the cryonics community, we might do best by holding a sense of valued
> responsibility. Maybe not. This depends on its practices. If CI does
> have bad business and suspension practices, then it would not be wise to
> support it. Conversely, if it is reputable it would behove us to be
> supportive of it in a sense of coopetition.
Not only that, but it is my "backup plan." And a cheap one, too! It is hard
to see how CI is going to come up of this with the same prices......
-- -------------- -Randy
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