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At 04:25 PM 10/6/2005, Mike wrote:<br><br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">I liked BEST DO IT SO, myself,
but that is now heresy, last I heard...</blockquote><br>
I'm not going to bite.<br><br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">who says extropy isn't
interested in politics?</blockquote><br>
No one. That's the point. Politics are not futuristic enough
to be extropic. Need better means for producing the kinds of ideas
that can change legislation and protect our rights. I wrote a
little about this in my talk a few months ago. You can read
the PowerPoint at
<a href="http://www.natasha.cc/" eudora="autourl">
http://www.natasha.cc</a> and link to the
<a href="http://www.natasha.cc/global%20design1.ppt">
<font size=2 color="#808080"><b>First Conference of Geoethical
Nanotechnology</a> 2005</b></font> download in the left column. The
blogocracy idea was well received, as was the nomothetic and
diplomacy-based referendums. At least it has a couple of
ideas.<br><br>
Natasha<br><br><x-sigsep><p></x-sigsep>
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<dd><font size=2><a href="http://www.natasha.cc/">Natasha
</a><a href="http://www.natasha.cc/">Vita-More</a>
<dd>Cultural Strategist, Designer
<dd>Studies of the Future, University of Houston
<dd>President, <a href="http://www.extropy.org/">Extropy Institute</a>
<dd>Founder, <a href="http://www.transhumanist.biz/">Transhumanist Arts
& Culture</a> <br><br>
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<dd><font face="Times New Roman, Times"><i>Knowledge is the most
democratic source of power.</i> Alvin Toffler
<dd><i>Random acts of kindness... </i>Anne Herbet<br><br></font>
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