Old-Thinker News | Aug. 7, 2018

By Daniel Taylor

“Artificial intelligence is here… the pace of change is going to require us to do more fundamental reimagining of our social and political arrangements…” - Barack Obama, July 18, 2018

Vote Democrat for a post-human socialist future.

If you think that our political divide couldn’t become deeper, think again. The humanity-altering technological revolution is lurking just under the surface of current political debates. Eventually, it will become a foundational issue for political campaigns.

Whether or not they are aware, the left has already adopted the precursor philosophies that will support a radical transhumanist political party. Think about the logical extensions of SJW causes like wealth redistribution, body modification, gender fluidity and transexual movements. They are right at home with transhumanist philosophy.

Artificial wombs and genetic engineering could enable transexual and gay couples to have children.

Human augmentation with implantable chips is already happening.

A Universal Basic Income has been a central Transhumanist goal for many years.

With the adoption of the Universal Basic Income policy by California’s Democratics, the party is steadily becoming the transhumanist platform of the future.

Former President Barack Obama joined the call for a UBI in response to the rapid pace of technological advancement. While speaking recently in South Africa Obama stated, “…the pace of change is going to require us to do more fundamental reimagining of our social and political arrangements… So, we’re going to have to consider new ways of thinking about these problems, like a universal income.”

Transhumanists, like political parties and religions, are broken into sects. There are distinct groups within the transhumanist movement that differ on how advanced technologies should be employed, but all embrace the core ideals of transhumanism.

There are so called “libertarian” transhumanists who believe that revolutionary technologies should be used for the good of mankind. Billionaire businessmen Peter Thiel and Elon Musk are among the ranks of this group. They are engaging in R&D on synthetic biology, space exploration, artificial islands (with the goal of escaping government interference), and actively support the Singularity Institute.

The official UK Transhumanist Party website espouses an openly socialist agenda, “All citizens shall have a right to sustenance, clothing, shelter, energy, healthcare, transport, education, and access to information resources. The Party also advocates that all citizens must be able to contribute to society, in their own fashion, without blemish to their dignity or sense of self worth.”

Transhumanists embrace the idea of radical human “evolution” aided by technology. Some see an entirely new species emerging when revolutionary technologies begin to be applied to the human race. Technologies for the improvement of human performance are at the center of transhumanist thought. Most of these technologies begin with military applications, and only after a period of use by the military or black operations are they unveiled to the general public. In 2008 the JASON group, the Pentagon’s top scientific advisers, warned that the U.S. military could face enemies with technologically enhanced abilities. These capabilities include brain-machine interfaces and pharmaceutical drugs that enhance cognitive abilities.

Analysts writing in the 2008 U.S. Army War College paper “Leadership in the Era of the Human Singularity” portray a future in which multiple scenarios are possible. One sees a new renaissance and unprecedented human development aided by technology, the other envisions a new dark age of world-wide high tech totalitarian control.

In the paper, Dr. Barton Kunstler documents the impact of ESI’s (Enhanced Singular Individuals). These people are “augmented” with performance enhancing technologies like brain chips. Kunstler states,

“This is the crux of power and also a focus of much futurist thought. Technocracy has long been depicted as uniform and oppressive, with social control the primary aim. In broadest terms, ESIs will influence social organization to reflect and favor the expression of their outsized talents. This shift could imply a commitment to creativity and innovation, with society organized to favor artists, visionaries, scientists, and inventors… Or it could result in 1984-like scenarios due to the power endowed by invasive, body -and psyche- penetrating technologies.”

The seeds for an epic battle over the future of humanity have already been planted. It’s up to you where it goes.