[ExI] Update on the Hawaiian observatory shutdown

[SR Ballard]

John Clark, if that’s really how you feel, why are you not taking your own position now and heading to Hawaii to fight a mass of “ignorant lawless thugs”? I think that it is, perhaps, because you realize that it is what you wish that your position actually was. 

If you’re fearful of them because uncontrolled mobs are scary (and they are) then quit hiding behind a fake case of anger and get in touch with what you’re actually feeling: fear.

If anger is the correct response, what do you have to show for it? What has anger actually prompted you to do which will correct this situation? Or is it just an empty, irrational daydream/power fantasy?

SR Ballard

> On Aug 25, 2019, at 10:05 AM, John Clark via extropy-chat <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
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>> On Sun, Aug 25, 2019 at 10:34 AM William Flynn Wallace via extropy-chat <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
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>> > Anger helps the cortisol flow, which energizes muscles etc. for fight or flight- 
> 
> Exactly, so the next time a mob of ignorant lawless thugs who are immune to reasoned argument try to put a lid on new scientific discoveries don't you think it would be wiser to fight them rather than run away and hide? With such an opponent there can only be 2 responses, fear or anger. I've made my choice.
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> John K Clark
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