Strong_Field
Dec14-04, 01:08 AM
<jabberwocky><div class="vbmenu_control"><a href="jabberwocky:;" onClick="newWindow=window.open('','usenetCode','toolbar=no, location=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,status=no ,width=650,height=400'); newWindow.document.write('<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Usenet ASCII</TITLE></HEAD><BODY topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 BGCOLOR=#F1F1F1><table border=0 width=625><td bgcolor=midnightblue><font color=#F1F1F1>This Usenet message\'s original ASCII form: </font></td></tr><tr><td width=449><br><br><font face=courier><UL><PRE>power movement, and\nmany scientists gratify their need for power through identification\nwith this mass movement (see paragraph 83).\n\n92. Thus science marches on blindly, without regard to the real\nwelfare of the human race or to any other standard, obedient only to\nthe psychological needs of the scientists and of the government\nofficials and corporation executives who provide the funds for\nresearch.\n\nTHE NATURE OF FREEDOM\n\n\n\n93. We are going to argue that industrial-technological society cannot\nbe reformed in such a way as to prevent it from progressively\nnarrowing the sphere of human freedom. But because "freedom" is a word\nthat can be interpreted in many ways, we must first make clear what\nkind of freedom we are concerned with.\n\n94. By "freedom" we mean the opportunity to go through the power\nprocess, with real goals not the artificial goals of surrogate\nactivities, and without interference, manipulation or supervision from\nanyone, especially from any large organization. Freedom means being in\ncontrol (either as an individual or as a member of a SMALL group) of\nthe life-and-death issues of one\'s existence; food, clothing, shelter\nand defense against whatever threats there may be in one\'s\nenvironment. Freedom means having power; not the power to control\nother people but the power to control the circumstances of one\'s own\nlife. One does not have freedom if anyone else (especially a large\norganization) has power over one, no matter how benevolently,\ntolerantly and permissively that power may be exercised. It is\nimportant not to confuse freedom with mere permissiveness (see\nparagraph 72).\n\n95. It is said that we live in a free so\n\n\n</UL></PRE></font></td></tr></table></BODY><HTML>');"> <IMG SRC=/images/buttons/ip.gif BORDER=0 ALIGN=CENTER ALT="View this Usenet post in original ASCII form"> View this Usenet post in original ASCII form </a></div><P></jabberwocky>power movement, and
many scientists gratify their need for power through identification
with this mass movement (see paragraph 83).
92. Thus science marches on blindly, without regard to the real
welfare of the human race or to any other standard, obedient only to
the psychological needs of the scientists and of the government
officials and corporation executives who provide the funds for
research.
THE NATURE OF FREEDOM
93. We are going to argue that industrial-technological society cannot
be reformed in such a way as to prevent it from progressively
narrowing the sphere of human freedom. But because "freedom" is a word
that can be interpreted in many ways, we must first make clear what
kind of freedom we are concerned with.
94. By "freedom" we mean the opportunity to go through the power
process, with real goals not the artificial goals of surrogate
activities, and without interference, manipulation or supervision from
anyone, especially from any large organization. Freedom means being in
control (either as an individual or as a member of a SMALL group) of
the life-and-death issues of one's existence; food, clothing, shelter
and defense against whatever threats there may be in one's
environment. Freedom means having power; not the power to control
other people but the power to control the circumstances of one's own
life. One does not have freedom if anyone else (especially a large
organization) has power over one, no matter how benevolently,
tolerantly and permissively that power may be exercised. It is
important not to confuse freedom with mere permissiveness (see
paragraph 72).
95. It is said that we live in a free so
many scientists gratify their need for power through identification
with this mass movement (see paragraph 83).
92. Thus science marches on blindly, without regard to the real
welfare of the human race or to any other standard, obedient only to
the psychological needs of the scientists and of the government
officials and corporation executives who provide the funds for
research.
THE NATURE OF FREEDOM
93. We are going to argue that industrial-technological society cannot
be reformed in such a way as to prevent it from progressively
narrowing the sphere of human freedom. But because "freedom" is a word
that can be interpreted in many ways, we must first make clear what
kind of freedom we are concerned with.
94. By "freedom" we mean the opportunity to go through the power
process, with real goals not the artificial goals of surrogate
activities, and without interference, manipulation or supervision from
anyone, especially from any large organization. Freedom means being in
control (either as an individual or as a member of a SMALL group) of
the life-and-death issues of one's existence; food, clothing, shelter
and defense against whatever threats there may be in one's
environment. Freedom means having power; not the power to control
other people but the power to control the circumstances of one's own
life. One does not have freedom if anyone else (especially a large
organization) has power over one, no matter how benevolently,
tolerantly and permissively that power may be exercised. It is
important not to confuse freedom with mere permissiveness (see
paragraph 72).
95. It is said that we live in a free so