We wanted a place to discuss a different model. Not better , not superior , not more advanced . Hence MultiGardens, and the idea of Empowered Multiplicity, was first aired out, in front of the laundromat. Sharon, of the Anachronic Army, wrote an essay on HER view of Empowered Multiplicity. Her essay, her personal opinion and interpretation of two words has sparked a whole flurry of debate in various circles.
Debate is a good thing, it stimulates the brain and generates ideas.
Somehow, by the way they use language, they are seen as invalidating a whole other group of people who choose to define the same words differently. We're talking about the politics of language, the politics of multiplicity. Like multiplicity, those words exist on a continuum. That is not what we meant, though we do believe that being able to discuss the idea of something without stooping to personal attacks is part of being empowered. They can't conceive of it.