Human Cloning

[Ken Hanly]

What is new about life. And it is certainly not true that capitalism loathes
life. Where would markets be without lives devoted to shopping and infinite
consumerism? Nor does capitalism loathe new life, if it can turn a new buck.
What do you think genetic engineering is used for within capitalism except
to manufacture new kinds of  plants, animals, etc. that can make
agro-industry more profits? The problem with capitalism is not loathing new
life but its willingness to make life into a commodity and shaping lives to
serve its own ends..

Cheers, Ken Hanly

----- Original Message -----
From: joanna bujes <joanna.bujes at ebay.sun.com>
To: <lbo-talk at lists.panix.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2001 12:10 PM
Subject: Re: Human Cloning


> At 07:02 PM 08/08/2001 -0400, you wrote:
> >Actually, if/when it gets to the point that parents will be able to
> >pre-select traits for their offspring, it's absolutely essential that the
> >technology be made available to all (I know that sounds naive).  I for
one
> >am looking forward to the end of the genetic lottery and the beginning of
> >genetic parity.  Equal (or merely similar) endowments would place the
blame
> >for inequality of outcomes where it belongs--on society.
>
> I disagree. Cloning (shopping) and creation (ab nihilo if you will) are
> vastly different. I can certainly see that a culture raised on shopping
> would perceive cloning as an advantage. It strikes me again and again how
> much capitalism actually loathes anything that is truly new...including,
as
> it now turns out, life.
>
> Joanna Bujes
>