I agree with Robin. Voting is a waste of time. Eliezer should have payed more attention to what has already been written on the subject. Jim Bell had some ideas on how to make a difference, but the authorities did not look kindly on them.
Martlin Luther King Jr also had some ideas on how to make a difference. The authorities were mixed in their reaction, as were the people. In the long run, MLK seems to me to have had tremendous influence.
Ronald Reagan had some ideas on how to make a difference. The authorities as far as I know never had a major problem with him, and the people eventually came around. He had a LOT of influence (for example, national telephone companies deregulated around the globe following US’s example pushed hard by Reagan).
My point is assassination is HARDLY the only way to have influence other than voting. And to the extent your post suggests there is some correlation between making a difference and being sneakily evil, it is misleading.
I agree with Robin. Voting is a waste of time. Eliezer should have payed more attention to what has already been written on the subject. Jim Bell had some ideas on how to make a difference, but the authorities did not look kindly on them.
Martlin Luther King Jr also had some ideas on how to make a difference. The authorities were mixed in their reaction, as were the people. In the long run, MLK seems to me to have had tremendous influence.
Ronald Reagan had some ideas on how to make a difference. The authorities as far as I know never had a major problem with him, and the people eventually came around. He had a LOT of influence (for example, national telephone companies deregulated around the globe following US’s example pushed hard by Reagan).
My point is assassination is HARDLY the only way to have influence other than voting. And to the extent your post suggests there is some correlation between making a difference and being sneakily evil, it is misleading.