From: Harvey Newstrom (mail@HarveyNewstrom.com)
Date: Sat Jun 09 2001 - 22:34:05 MDT
Mike Lorrey wrote,
> There is also an effort by people like Greg,
> Spike, myself and others to focus on present day activism to
> counter the current day forces that threaten the further development of
our futuristic
> plans/projections. Dreaming about the future is useless when you are
living in a
> concentration camp. Ignoring the luddites of today is a self defeating
strategy of
> denial, they are a HUGE threat to the ideas we have been talking about
since 1996. I
> suppose we might make a separate list (as I have) for those interested in
focusing
> on present day activism, and I understand that some may not have the time
to
> spend focusing on such a non-business entity like an activist
organization, but denial
> of the problem is not a good way to go about it....
Welcome back, Mike! It's good to see you on the list again.
A lot of people agree with the need to respond to the Luddite threat.
Did you catch the announcement Natasha sent out about the Progress Action
Coalition?
Take a look at <http://www.progressaction.org>.
-- Harvey Newstrom <http://HarveyNewstrom.com> <http://Newstaff.com>
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