[ExI] Hank Pellissier speaks out against Zoltan Istvan and his presidential campaign

[Giulio Prisco]

Stathis, of course I agree that health care for old people is about
life extension and improvement, and should be a top priority.

But come on, WE mean something else when we say life extension. We
mean living hundreds or thousands of years, or more.

I warmly welcome private investments for radical life extension, but
it can't be considered as a top priority for public investments at
this moments, not with all the other world problems still waiting for
some action.

On Thu, Sep 24, 2015 at 5:18 PM, Stathis Papaioannou <stathisp at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> On Wednesday, 23 September 2015, Giulio Prisco <giulio at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> I never thought the Transhumanist Party had any chance to make a
>> difference. Hilary and the big boys play in a much higher league and
>> wouldn't even notice Zoltan's endorsement.
>>
>> I am a card-carrying transhumanist, but I wouldn't vote for a
>> single-issue party, even if some of those issues are dear to my heart.
>> The world is big, and complex, and full of important political issues,
>> and what I want to hear from politicians are workable strategies to
>> deal with the top issues. Life extension is great and good, but it
>> can't be considered as a top priority.
>
>
> I think it would be considered a major priority for any party, even if they
> don't call it life extension. Health care for old people is about life
> extension and improvement.
>
>>
>> I am all for the gradual introduction of transhumanist themes in
>> politics, but I think it's much more realistic to work within the
>> system and form transhumanist interest groups in real political
>> parties that have a chance to be elected and do something good.
>>
>> On Wed, Sep 23, 2015 at 10:03 AM, John Grigg
>> <possiblepaths2050 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > "Zoltan’s remark to Vox that he wants to quit campaigning and endorse
>> > Hillary needs to be reconsidered. Zoltan is representing decades of
>> > development of our “ism” - this decision impacts our reputation. My
>> > advice
>> > is to not endorse anyone. [FYI - I’m a “Feel the Bern” guy] If the
>> > Transhumanist Party endorses anyone, it will please some, but it will
>> > alienate many others. Libertarian transhumanists, socialist
>> > transhumanists,
>> > anarcho-transhumanists etc., their voice is disregarded if Hillary is
>> > endorsed. Let’s keep a big tent open to everyone."
>> >
>> >
>> > "Will Zoltan listen?"
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > http://ieet.org/index.php/IEET/more/pellissier20120922
>> >
>> >
>> > John
>> >
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