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<div bgcolor="white" link="blue" vlink="purple" lang="EN-US"><div><div class="im"><p class="MsoNormal">On 11/09/2011 04:06 AM, Amon Zero wrote: <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://transhumanpraxis.wordpress.com/2011/11/09/revolution-now-all-thing-org/" target="_blank">http://transhumanpraxis.wordpress.com/2011/11/09/revolution-now-all-thing-org/</a><br clear="all">
<span style="color:#1F497D"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">-- <br><i>Anti-Capitalist Transhumanism</i> : <b>ZERO STATE</b> : <a href="http://zerostate.net" target="_blank"><span style="color:black">http://zerostate.net</span></a><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="color:#1F497D"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Quote from the site:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span lang="EN">>…Anti-Capitalism is an idea that perturbs many, because it represents the diagnosis of a problem without the offer of a solution. “What would these people replace Capitalism <i>with</i>?”</span></p>
</div></div></blockquote><div><br>Also, if I may, I'd just like to copy in the entirety of the sentence above, from the blog post, because I think it gives rather a different impression of my point of view:<br><br>"“What would these people replace Capitalism <em>with</em>?” is a fair and frequently asked question."<br>
<br>Perhaps we can take this conversation to a more constructive place...<br><br>The essence of the blog post was an emphasis on balance... that no single principle can run society without excesses and unfortunate consequences. Furthermore, that trade and innovation are undoubtedly *very good things*, but they are not the sum of Capitalism. <br>
<br>So let's ask:<br>If trade = Capitalism, then what am I opposing?<br><br>Some have suggested "corruption", but I don't think that's quite right... excessive and unfortunate activities can be technically legal and non-corrupt. That's the point of influencing government - it legitimizes otherwise illegitimate activities.<br>
<br>Maybe someone here has a constructive suggestion?<br><br>I ask this because we (ZS), unlike certain others, *would actually change our point of view* if shown evidence and reasoned argument. We are clearly opposed to certain things - if they are not intrinsically characteristic of Capitalism, then what is the one word that unambiguously sums up these clearly negatives effects on society that we oppose?<br>
<br>- A<br></div></div><br>