[extropy-chat] darfur

[Joseph Bloch]

Hughes, James J. wrote

>Seriously, a world that can't find the political will to defend people
>from genocide - which will of course requires sacrifices of blood,
>sweat, tears and treasures, and maybe even some taxes - is not a world
>prepared for the existential threats we face from technologies of mass
>destruction, and the political conflicts that will be exacerbated by the
>emerging technologies we all talk about here. The answers are not
>mysterious. They are just political. Send in the blue helmets, and
>defend the people of Darfur.
>

Yeah! Because they're doing so well with Iran...

Joseph