Re: Neal Blaikie vs Michael Lorrey

From: Michael Lorrey (mike@datamann.com)
Date: Wed Feb 14 2001 - 13:55:30 MST


Michael Wiik wrote:
>
> Neal, you need to understand that communists, 'anarchist' socialists,
> greens, vegetarian lesbians and assorted other leftists are continually
> trying to infiltrate the extropians list, and that only the stalwart
> efforts of Mr Lorrey and his endless streams of rhetoric can ensure
> ideological purity.

Inaccurate: vegans and lesbians are fine with me.

> One wonders why Mr Lorrey doesn't partner up with Joe Dees, surely there
> are organizations that would pay such a pair to damage any Internet
> discussion groups that threaten the status quo. Just have them start a
> gun debate, and watch how people abandon the group.

Name one instance where I started a gun debate. Document membership
losses.

>
> Being called a communist by Mr Lorrey is just one of the rituals that
> welcome new people to the extropians mailing list!

Nope, I just call them like I see them. In Mr. Blaikie's case, I'm
willing to accept his claims, but recall that "for evil to prosper only
requires that good men do nothing". Being 'open minded' and 'balanced'
with leftists usually gets a person shot or jailed by them in the end.
Notes of 'peace in our time' waft through the rafters.



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