Re: LUDD: "The left is to blame for scaremongering"

From: J. R. Molloy (jr@shasta.com)
Date: Sun Mar 25 2001 - 17:01:49 MST


I dunno... all the religious people I know are liberals, and all the
conservative people I know are capitalists. Nobody talks about socialism
anymore, so perhaps "the left" is just a euphemism for socialism. Maybe
socialists don't like biotech because it conflicts with Marxist dogma
about limited supply and resources.

I mean, if these crazy capitalists can actually produce the cornucopia of
wealth and health that biotech promises, that would effectively put all
the socialists out of work.

τΏτ

Stay hungry,

--J. R.

Useless hypotheses:
 consciousness, phlogiston, philosophy, vitalism, mind, free will, qualia

----- Original Message -----
From: "Harvey Newstrom" <mail@HarveyNewstrom.com>
To: <extropians@extropy.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2001 3:16 PM
Subject: RE: LUDD: "The left is to blame for scaremongering"

> Why do we keep trying to pin "the blame" on the "left" or the "right"?
> Sure, left-wing liberals use environmental fears to fight new
technology,
> but right-wing conservatives use religious fears to fight new
technology. I
> really don't see either side being more or less favorable to future
> technology than the other. Both sides threaten all future change, as
they
> both want only their agendas addressed and no others.
>
> --
> Harvey Newstrom <http://HarveyNewstrom.com> <http://Newstaff.com>
>
>



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