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␈↓ ↓H␈↓α␈↓ β↔PROSPECTUS FOR A PRO-TECHNOLOGY POLITICS CLUB

␈↓ ↓H␈↓␈↓ α_Anti-scientific,␈α∩anti-technology␈α⊃and␈α∩anti-rational␈α⊃ideologies␈α∩are␈α⊃very␈α∩strong␈α⊃on␈α∩the␈α⊃San
␈↓ ↓H␈↓Francisco␈α
Peninsula␈αand␈α
have␈α
many␈αpolitical␈α
manifestations␈α-␈α
e.g.␈α
the␈αCreative␈α
Initiative␈α-␈α
Project
␈↓ ↓H␈↓Survival␈α
campaign␈α∞against␈α
nuclear␈α
energy.␈α∞ The␈α
environmental␈α
movement␈α∞shares␈α
many␈α∞of␈α
these
␈↓ ↓H␈↓tendencies and has also been an irrational force.

␈↓ ↓H␈↓␈↓ α_On␈α
the␈αother␈α
hand,␈α
this␈αarea␈α
is␈αone␈α
of␈α
the␈αmost␈α
important␈α
technological␈αcenters␈α
in␈αthe␈α
world
␈↓ ↓H␈↓-␈α∂in␈α∂electronics,␈α∂in␈α∞integrated␈α∂circuits,␈α∂and␈α∂in␈α∂nuclear␈α∞energy.␈α∂ Unfortunately,␈α∂this␈α∂fact␈α∂has␈α∞had
␈↓ ↓H␈↓almost␈α∞no␈α∞effect␈α∞on␈α∞its␈α∞politics␈α∞other␈α∞than␈α∞that␈α∞promoters␈α∞of␈α∞development␈α∞recognize␈α∞that␈α
certain
␈↓ ↓H␈↓technologies constitute the main opportunity for development here.

␈↓ ↓H␈↓␈↓ α_A␈αsymptom␈αof␈αthe␈αfact␈αthat␈αtechnology␈αlacks␈αpolitical␈αinfluence␈αis␈αthat␈αthe␈αcampaign␈αto␈αsave
␈↓ ↓H␈↓the␈αSundesert␈αnuclear␈αplant␈αmust␈αstart␈αfrom␈αscratch.␈α There␈αis␈αnot␈αone␈αorganization␈αthat␈αcan␈αlead
␈↓ ↓H␈↓in␈αthe␈αmatter.␈α The␈αpurpose␈αof␈αthis␈αprospectus␈αis␈αto␈αdiscuss␈αthe␈αform␈αsuch␈αan␈α
organization␈αmight
␈↓ ↓H␈↓take.  Here are some considerations:

␈↓ ↓H␈↓␈↓ α_1.␈αSuppose␈αwe␈αgive␈αit␈αa␈αtentative␈αtitle␈α"Committee␈αto␈αget␈αmore␈αpolitical␈αclout␈αfor␈α
technology".
␈↓ ↓H␈↓That␈αis␈α
too␈αlong␈αand␈α
more␈αfrank␈α
than␈αis␈αcustomary␈α
in␈αpolitics.␈α
 Another␈αpossibility␈αis␈α
"Technology
␈↓ ↓H␈↓Information␈α∞Committee",␈α∂Peninsula␈α∞technology␈α∂club,␈α∞"Committee␈α∞on␈α∂Technology␈α∞and␈α∂the␈α∞Public
␈↓ ↓H␈↓Interest".

␈↓ ↓H␈↓␈↓ α_2.␈αThere␈αare␈αtwo␈αpossibilities␈α-␈αa␈αcommittee␈αof␈αpeople␈αselected␈αfor␈αtheir␈αability␈αto␈αcontribute
␈↓ ↓H␈↓time,␈α
skills␈α
and␈α
money,␈α
and␈α
a␈α
large␈α
membership␈α
organization.␈α
 It␈α
seems␈α
to␈α
me␈α
that␈α
the␈α
second␈αis
␈↓ ↓H␈↓ultimately␈α
wanted,␈αbut␈α
the␈αfirst␈α
is␈αmore␈α
likely␈αto␈α
be␈αwithin␈α
our␈αcapabilities␈α
until␈α
some␈αleadership
␈↓ ↓H␈↓develops.

␈↓ ↓H␈↓␈↓ α_3.␈αA␈αbig␈αproblem␈αis␈αthat␈αtechnologists␈αand␈αscientists␈αare␈αvery␈αbusy␈αpeople,␈αand␈αfew␈αcan␈αput
␈↓ ↓H␈↓in␈αthe␈α
kind␈αof␈α
time␈αthat␈α
the␈αanti-technological␈αpeople␈α
have.␈α Therefore,␈α
I␈αthink␈α
the␈αorganization
␈↓ ↓H␈↓should␈α
attempt␈αto␈α
raise␈α
enough␈αmoney␈α
to␈α
set␈αup␈α
a␈αprofessionally␈α
run␈α
office␈αthat␈α
will␈α
amplify␈αthe
␈↓ ↓H␈↓efforts␈αof␈αthe␈αscientists,␈αengineers␈αand␈αtechnologically␈αoriented␈αbusinessmen␈αwho␈αwill␈αconstitute␈αthe
␈↓ ↓H␈↓main body.

␈↓ ↓H␈↓␈↓ α_4.␈αAn␈αadequate␈αinitial␈αorganization␈αmight␈αinclude␈αa␈αfull␈αtime␈αdirector,␈αa␈αsecretary␈α-␈αperhaps
␈↓ ↓H␈↓part␈α∃time,␈α∀some␈α∃part␈α∃time␈α∀researchers␈α∃and␈α∃assistants,␈α∀a␈α∃small␈α∃office,␈α∀and␈α∃some␈α∃money␈α∀for
␈↓ ↓H␈↓publications and mailings.

␈↓ ↓H␈↓␈↓ α_5.␈α∂One␈α∂objective␈α∂is␈α∂to␈α∂get␈α⊂candidates␈α∂with␈α∂a␈α∂technological␈α∂background␈α∂to␈α∂run␈α⊂for␈α∂public
␈↓ ↓H␈↓office.␈α∀ Another␈α∪Mike␈α∀McCormack␈α∪or␈α∀Harrison␈α∪Schmidt␈α∀would␈α∪make␈α∀a␈α∪large␈α∀difference␈α∪in
␈↓ ↓H␈↓Congress,␈α
and␈αif␈α
any␈αarea␈α
should␈αbe␈α
represented␈αby␈α
a␈α
technologist,␈αit␈α
is␈αthis␈α
one.␈α The␈α
same␈αis␈α
true
␈↓ ↓H␈↓of local and state offices.

␈↓ ↓H␈↓␈↓ α_6.␈α⊃Activities␈α⊃should␈α∩include␈α⊃preparing␈α⊃position␈α∩papers,␈α⊃getting␈α⊃signatures␈α∩on␈α⊃statements,
␈↓ ↓H␈↓holding␈α∞press␈α
conferences␈α∞and␈α
getting␈α∞equal␈α∞time␈α
for␈α∞the␈α
pro-technology␈α∞side␈α
of␈α∞issues␈α∞on␈α
radio
␈↓ ↓H␈↓and␈α
TV␈α
stations␈α∞and␈α
in␈α
high␈α
schools␈α∞and␈α
colleges.␈α
 (The␈α
latter␈α∞situation␈α
is␈α
rather␈α∞scandalous␈α
in
␈↓ ↓H␈↓that␈α∃whenever␈α⊗outside␈α∃speakers␈α⊗are␈α∃solicited,␈α∃they␈α⊗tend␈α∃to␈α⊗come␈α∃from␈α⊗the␈α∃anti-technology
␈↓ ↓H␈↓organizations).
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␈↓ ↓H␈↓␈↓ α_7.␈αCounter-demonstrations␈α
to␈αanti-nuclear␈αdemonstrations␈α
seem␈αto␈α
have␈αa␈αsubstantial␈α
payoff
␈↓ ↓H␈↓judging␈αfrom␈αthe␈αfact␈αthat␈αthe␈αfraction␈αof␈αpublicity␈αour␈αside␈αgot␈αat␈αthe␈αdemonstration␈αagainst␈αthe
␈↓ ↓H␈↓Diablo␈αCanyon␈αplant␈αwas␈αmore␈αthan␈αproportional␈αto␈αthe␈αamount␈αof␈αwork␈αwe␈αput␈αin.␈α With␈αbetter
␈↓ ↓H␈↓organization and little if any more work, we could have done even better.

␈↓ ↓H␈↓␈↓ α_8. At some time we should consider becoming a membership organization.

␈↓ ↓H␈↓Issues:␈αI␈αwill␈αmention␈αissues␈αthat␈αinterest␈αme.␈α However,␈αthere␈αis␈αsome␈αquestion␈αof␈αwhether␈αenough
␈↓ ↓H␈↓consensus can be found in the technological community on some of them.

␈↓ ↓H␈↓Energy,␈α
the␈α∞automobile,␈α
material␈α∞prosperity␈α
in␈α∞general,␈α
expensive␈α∞demonstrations␈α
of␈α∞the␈α
obvious
␈↓ ↓H␈↓like␈α
Dial-a-bus.␈α
 the␈α
space␈α
program,␈α∞barriers␈α
to␈α
innovation␈α
in␈α
medicine,␈α
rationality␈α∞about␈α
DNA,
␈↓ ↓H␈↓rationality about the use of computers, the SST.

␈↓ ↓H␈↓␈↓ α_At␈αthe␈α
present␈αtime,␈αthe␈α
Brown␈αposition␈α
against␈αnuclear␈αenergy␈α
is␈αmost␈α
salient␈αissue,␈αand␈α
the
␈↓ ↓H␈↓Sundesert␈α∞plant␈α∞is␈α∞its␈α∞focus.␈α∞ I␈α∞hope␈α∞that␈α
the␈α∞organization␈α∞will␈α∞be␈α∞able␈α∞to␈α∞keep␈α∞its␈α
non-partisan
␈↓ ↓H␈↓support␈αof␈αSundesert␈αdistinct␈αfrom␈α
the␈αfact␈αthat␈αit␈αmay␈α
be␈αthe␈αmajor␈αissue␈αbetween␈α
Younger␈αand
␈↓ ↓H␈↓Brown if Younger gets the Republican nomination.