[extropy-chat] Spain has become the third country in Europe tolegalise gay marriage

[Samantha Atkins]

On Apr 22, 2005, at 8:37 AM, Dirk Bruere wrote:

> Jef Allbright wrote:
>
>> Natasha made a very important point, but I don't think it included
>> anything about gender differences becoming obsolete.  Rather, we can
>> expect *increased* diversity, but within an increasingly aware 
>> cultural
>> framework that recognizes and promotes the enhanced value of 
>> cooperative
>> interaction among diverse agents.
>>
> I think that the opposite is likely.
> That with increasing diversity there will come a massive, and 
> polarised, competition between new Human species.
> Racism writ larger than ever.
> Those who don't 'look after their own' preferentially will lose out to 
> those who do.
>
>

It doesn't sound as good for anyone as increased cooperation.  So why 
do you expect this/  How will these folks compete successfully against 
groups that do cooperate and work together?

- s