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− | The '''Transhuman Party''' is an international political organisation founded in October 2011 by [[Hank Pellissier]] following ongoing disputes with the US [[Transhumanist Party (US)|Transhumanist Party]]. | + | The '''Transhuman Party''' was an international political organisation founded in October 2017 by [[Hank Pellissier]] following ongoing disputes with the US [[Transhumanist Party (US)|Transhumanist Party]]. [[Gennady Stolyarov II]] described it as "a 25-member experimental splinter party". It became defunct in late 2017 due to lack of activity and its domain name and Facebook page were acquired by the US Transhumanist Party.<ref name="USTP blog post">Stolyarov, Gennady. [https://transhumanist-party.org/2019/01/26/ustp-last-best-hope/ THE U.S. TRANSHUMANIST PARTY / TRANSHUMAN PARTY: THE LAST, BEST HOPE FOR TRANSHUMANIST POLITICS]</ref> |
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| == Formation == | | == Formation == |
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| Gennady and the US transhumanist party responded to these accusations with at statement in their FAQ<ref>http://transhumanist-party.org/faq/</ref> explaining that party is a 'a non-monetary organization' and therefore ill-equipped to defend a trademark against legal challenges. He additionally explains that the US party retains sole custody of the key party infrastructures such as web site and member list and that Hank's concerns are unfounded. | | Gennady and the US transhumanist party responded to these accusations with at statement in their FAQ<ref>http://transhumanist-party.org/faq/</ref> explaining that party is a 'a non-monetary organization' and therefore ill-equipped to defend a trademark against legal challenges. He additionally explains that the US party retains sole custody of the key party infrastructures such as web site and member list and that Hank's concerns are unfounded. |
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− | == Reconciliation? == | + | == Reconciliation and dissolution == |
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− | As of January 2019, the website of the Transhuman Party carried this message:
| + | In January 2019, the website of the Transhuman Party carried this message: |
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− | The U.S. Transhumanist Party, in turn, is carrying copies of articles written by the original members of the Transhuman Party. Example<ref>[http://transhumanist-party.org/2019/01/03/singularity-fact-or-fiction/ "The Singularity: Fact or fiction or somewhere in-between?] Article by [[Gareth John]]</ref>: | + | The U.S. Transhumanist Party, in turn, began carying copies of articles written by the original members of the Transhuman Party.<ref>Example [http://transhumanist-party.org/2019/01/03/singularity-fact-or-fiction/ "The Singularity: Fact or fiction or somewhere in-between?] Article by [[Gareth John]]</ref> |
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| + | The merger completed in late January, 2019, with about half of the members of the Transhuman Party accepting initial offers to become members of the U.S. Tranhumanist Party.<ref name="USTP blog post"/> |
− | The U.S. Transhumanist Party features this article by our member Gareth John..., as part of our ongoing integration with the Transhuman Party... | |
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| == External links == | | == External links == |
| * [https://www.transhuman-party.org/ transhuman-party.org] | | * [https://www.transhuman-party.org/ transhuman-party.org] |
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| == References == | | == References == |
| + | {{reflist}} |
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| [[Category:Transhumanist politics]] | | [[Category:Transhumanist politics]] |
| [[Category:International organisations]] | | [[Category:International organisations]] |
| [[Category:Controversies]] | | [[Category:Controversies]] |