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Taking Issue With The Outer Space Treaty

Posted by timothy on from the at-least-get-rid-of-the-income-tax dept.

tekan writes: "The National Review has an interesting article about the challenges ahead for the settlement of Mars (or the Moon), as well as how Law and sovereignty issues factor into colonizing these bodies." Perhaps most interesting are the reasons cited for entering into the treaty at all -- which had little to do with keeping space a peaceful utopia.

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  1. Re:You Fucking Americans (Most of you anyway) by abernathy · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Hey. America runs the show because we're the biggest badasses on the planet. A hudred years ago, the English ran the show, because they were the biggest planetary badasses. Germany gave it a couple of shots and we put the smackdown on 'em. Prior to the english were the Spaniards, back to the Romans for what--1200 years?--and Alexander the Great before them.

    I think the Chinese get their turn next.
    The worst part of it is the arrogance, I know. Like we run the show, and this is proof that God Himself intended it. But guess what? All glory is fleeting.

    All this talk about the Moon and Mars -- whoever gets there first is going to make the rules, treaty or no treaty. Eventually, when they can make it without a monthly shipment of beans from Earth, the Lunans or Martians will get sick of our crap and strike out on their own.

    Not in any of our lifetimes, though.

  2. Re:Article writer is evil by Alex+Belits · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Sure thing. Bush is WAY more evil than say, Kim Jong Il, Saddam Hussein, or the leaders of China. You might want to rethink your post a little bit.

    Actually he is. You just happened to never been abroad and fed propaganda the whole your life, so you have no way to compare those people and consequences of their actions.

    --
    Contrary to the popular belief, there indeed is no God.
  3. Well, sod off, then! by jcr · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    I, unfortunately, am an American

    I also consider it quite unfortunate that you are an American. By all means, renounce your citizenship at your earliest convenience, you snivelling twerp.

    -jcr

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    The only title of honor that a tyrant can grant is "Enemy of the State."
  4. Weapons in Space by gelfling · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    That's the only thing that's relevant to the article.

    The only one.

    BushCo, Inc. wants to put nuclear weapons in space and wants to be able to tell everyone about it.

    Can you dig it?
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