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<div><span class="gmail_quote">On 12/16/05, <b class="gmail_sendername">Technotranscendence</b> <<a href="mailto:neptune@superlink.net">neptune@superlink.net</a>> wrote:</span>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">.<br>I agree. That said, though, what political system do you -- any of<br>you -- think is most conducive to increasing extropy? What can be done
<br>inside existing political systems to increase extropy?</blockquote>
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<div>Nationalism ie the system whereby global regulatory laws cannot be enforced against the most poowerful nations. Hence, no global bans on any tech that shows signs of paying off bigtime. So, while the US Xian Right might try and force a global ban on such tech as cloning and stem cell research, they cannot enforce it worldwide. Most esp because of Europe and China. Different peoples, different ethics, different laws.
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<div>And inside existing systems, push for decentralisation of power coupled with the decoupling of politics and morality.</div>
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<div>Dirk</div>
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