From: Amara Graps (amara@amara.com)
Date: Wed Aug 21 2002 - 11:11:24 MDT
Samantha Tennison <xytrope@yahoo.com>:
>lthough I saw brief mention of Operation TIPS, and
> Ashcroft's plan for to interning Americans and strip
> them of their consititutional rights - where is the
> outrage?
>
> Isn't anybody on this list the least bit nervous?
Are you sure that you've been reading the extropians list
during the last year? I understand that the volume is high,
and it's easy to miss alot, especially when the subject
lines don't reflect the content.
Well, I've not been reading the extropians list regularly
myself during the last year, however, if I had to guess what
was the percentage of the political discussions here, I would say
30%. Many here have already expressed their outrage at the
U.S. government, but usually, or often, the discussions
degenerate into how much people on one side can push the
people on the other side's buttons. There are expert button
pushers here.
To answer your question, Yes, I'm outraged.
(Are you sure that you were reading the extropians list? )
Amara
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