Re: META: Off-Topic Discussions (Flight 800)

From: Ian Goddard (Ian@Goddard.net)
Date: Fri Feb 26 1999 - 15:57:55 MST


At 02:20 AM 2/26/99 -0500, Doug Bailey wrote:

>I believe I'm fairly good at discerning patterns from what might otherwise
>appear to be completely unrelated concepts or topics. However, I am
>experience complete failure when I attempt to identify how the discussion
>of Flight 800 minuitae relates to transhumanist or extropian thought. Until
>someone enlightens me on such a relationship, I'm all for moving the
>discussion to private email, alt.conspiracy, or some other forum.
>
>With all due respect to those currently engaged in the discussion, I've
>never
>been very impressed with the objectivity and rationality of conspiracy-
>types and I'm concerned about the impression that new subscribers
>and potential subscribers perusing the archives might get when they
>see that type of subject matter on the list.

  IAN: Questioning the FBI and CIA is widely
  regarded as insane, particularly when such
  questioning is denounced by the FBI and CIA.

  One can but hope to instill a respect for open
  and rational analysis of government claims, but
  this is so unpopular even among libertarians
  that it proves futile, even to the point that
  educated libertarians will argue against the
  laws physics in favor of CIA-funded cartoons.

  The power of authoritarian memetics is awesome!

 
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