[ExI] Small H+ success story

[Stefano Vaj]

Speaking of the failed referendum for the abrogation of the Italian
prohibitionist law on IFV, cloning and genetic engineering, on Tue, Mar 4,
2008 at 5:38 PM, Amara Graps <amara at amara.com> wrote:

From: "Stefano Vaj" <stefano.vaj at gmail.com>
> On Mon, Mar 3, 2008 at 4:51 PM, Amara Graps <amara at amara.com> wrote:
> >  >  I think it's important for Transhumanists to understand:
> >>   Why too few votes? Why couldn't that referendum gather 50%? Can you
> >>   answer?
> >
> >Mmhhh. Lack of information? Censorship by mainstream media? Cultural
> >limits? Insufficient mobilisation or blatant betrayal of the forces
> >who should theoretically have supported the referendum? Fear of the
> >swinging catholic 4-5% in the upcoming elections ? The
> >clever presentation of the law by its supporters as something
> >concerning only couples with fertility problems (in fact it forbids
> >almost all kinds of human reproductive or genetic technology)?
>
> Thank you for these examples. It's quite a list. These are the
> challenges of yours and AITs and the Italian transhumanists wouldn't you
> say?
> ...
> Your other examples (which depend on education, pure research funding,
> political agendas, the Vatican's influence in Italy's politics) have
> similar (IMO insurmountable) challenges.
>

Yet, I am happy to report as
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