From: Joe E. Dees (joedees@bellsouth.net)
Date: Thu Jan 06 2000 - 11:19:35 MST
From: QueeneMUSE@aol.com
Date sent: Thu, 6 Jan 2000 11:59:15 EST
Subject: Re: hate lists - a bad idea
To: extropians@extropy.com
Send reply to: extropians@extropy.com
> In a message dated 1/6/2000 1:11:29 AM Pacific Standard Time,
> mwiik@messagenet.com writes:
>
> << creation of enemies lists can reinforce an us vs. them dichotomy,
> letting us feel special and apart again. >>
>
I thought extropians were futurists, far ahead of the pack! Sorry,
guys-n-gals, but Tricky Dick Nixon beat you to this one many
moons ago.
>
> that's really cool.. Simple and to the point.
>
> Also:
> Who first proclaimed the word enemies? All I have seen is "possible future
> hindrances".
>
> Greenpeace and others have their own fight. They have ennough trouble keeping
> the funding going for their organization have probably never heard of
> Extoprians, but if they did they'd say - " oh... huh? What a bunch of silly
> wankers" - and go back to tying themselves to icebergs in front of oil
> tankers.
>
>
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