[extropy-chat] Re: James Hughes

[Dirk Bruere]

Mike Lorrey wrote:

>>From his website:
>"Dr. Hughes also founded and edited the internationally distributed
>zine, EcoSocialist Review, a publication dedicated to encouraging
>dialogue between social justice activists and ecological activists."
>
>Given his socialism and pedantry, I have long considered him some sort
>of Fabian entryist into the movement. His whole strategy is to drag
>ExI, by WTA competition, out of the libertarian territory into the
>middle ground of unprincipled compromise.
>
>  
>
I tend to agree, although there has to be orgs for Transhumanists who 
are not Libertarians.
Where the Extropy meme *might* lose out in the eyes of the public is not 
having the word 'world' up front to make it seem all-encompassing and 
global.

Hence the Extropy Institute might consider changing its name slightly to 
correct this.

-- 
Dirk

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