Re: submit your papers for fatherland security, please

From: Forrest Bishop (forrestb@ix.netcom.com)
Date: Thu May 30 2002 - 02:19:22 MDT


----- Original Message -----
From: Harvey Newstrom <mail@HarveyNewstrom.com>
To: <extropians@extropy.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2002 11:44 PM
Subject: Re: submit your papers for fatherland security, please

>
> On Thursday, May 30, 2002, at 01:24 am, CurtAdams@aol.com wrote:
>
> > (snip details of an engineering conference)
> >
> > Y'know, this title took on a whole other meaning in view of the current
> > thread about "tagging" Extropy with neonazi affiliations.
>
> Especially since that is not really the title. The actual call for
> papers requests *Homeland* Security, not "Fatherland" Security as
> presented in Extropians. This was either a conscious or unconscious
> translation of the concept for our forum. This is sad either way.

Yes, it is very sad that we are so condemmed to repeat the past.

Forrest



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