[extropy-chat] Extropy, Political Viewpoint and the Futureof ExI'sList

[Dirk Bruere]

On 10/11/05, nvitamore at austin.rr.com <nvitamore at austin.rr.com> wrote:
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> Mike wrote:
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> >Please stop with the absurdist weaseling, it does you no benefit.
> >Either accept that the principles are a political agenda, or rewrite
> >them (once again).
>
> Mike, you have once again started using derogatory wording for the purpose
> of intentionally insulting list members. This is unacceptable.
>
> You have been warned in the past, but you continue to lash out at anyone
> who does not agree with you.
>
> It is tiresome and disruptive.
>
>
I do not agree that the above is insulting.
To claim that Extropy is not an ideology is absurd.
The fact that is that it is both a philosophical *and* political ideology.
As I wrote on the Consensus site, Transhumanism will be the major political
issue of this century. Any org that wishes to encompass this aim cannot
escape being political. Transhumanism is about both technology and politics.


Since ExI claims to subsume Transhumanism within an even wider *political*
agenda it really is absurd to say it is not a political ideology *at least*.

Dirk
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