From: Randy Smith (randysmith101@hotmail.com)
Date: Tue Jan 08 2002 - 14:20:27 MST
>From: "natashavita@earthlink.net" <natashavita@earthlink.net>
>Reply-To: extropians@extropy.org
>To: "extropians@extropy.org" <extropians@extropy.org>
>Subject: WTA anti-Transhumanist Views? ( was: RE: Politics of
>Transhumanism, Singularitarianism and Nazis
>Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2002 15:24:44 -0500
>
>
>From: Jacques Du Pasquier wrote:
>
> >I am not sure why the content of this particular article is so
>important, but as I've read it I'll add one comment.<
>
>Yes, I understand your views.
>
> >The paper 1) stresses the libertarian aspect of Extropianism in a
>somewhat negative way, 2) introduces WTA as a more open and
>"reasonable" (= liberal democratic) platform, 3) finally presents at
>length fascist versions of transhumanism.<
>
> >The fascist versions are introduced through an alleged obvious
>conceptual link with Extropianism. I quote from the paper :
>
> Today, when a social movement emerges such as the Extropians, which
> openly scorns liberal democracy, calls for an ubermenschlich elite
> to free themselves from traditional morality and pursue boundless
> expansion and optimism, and advocates the creation of a new
> humanity through genetic technology and the merging of humans with
> machines, it is *understandable* that critics would associate the
> movement with European fascism. [my emphasis]<
>
>Yes, this is very negative memetic engineering about transhumanists.
>
negative? Certainly, yes. But is it correct?
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