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Conquering the LaGrange Points?
3laws_safe writes "For decades, people have dreamed about building colonies at the five LaGrange points, intersections in space where gravitational and centrifugal forces balance out to provide orbital stability. But now, the official magazine of the U.S. Space Command advocates seizing control of the LaGrange points before other nations do it. From the article: 'We face the need to control the chokepoints of the solar system.' Arthur C. Clarke, who depicted a LaGrange colony in his classic 1961 novel A Fall of Moondust, is not very happy about this. He argues we should not 'export national rivalries beyond the atmosphere.' Is he right? Or should we prepare for the fact that such rivalries are inevitable, even in space?"
because someone covertly and dishonestly evil is that much better? grow up.
It was bad enough that they had to learn enough geography to know where Iraq is; now they have to learn enough physics to know about LaGrange points? It's tough being an über-patriot.
Vietnam and Iraq clearly did not attack America first (only in the alternate universe of the criminal-in-chief where the truth is spun of a web of lies). Their sovereignty was first invaded by America, and neither launched an offense against America, except as part of a regional civil war or protecting their own homeland.
How was the American way of life exported to Hiroshima and Nagasaki by using weapons of mass destruction to vaporize large numbers of civilians? I guess that would justify Iraq or Iran using weapons of mass destruction against us since we attacked Iraq and materially supported Iraq's slaughter of Iranians?
Once again, demonstrating the average American citizens' utter cluelessness. Have you bothered to review the former professions of the elected legislative body and the Supreme Court?
Once again, the Rush Limbaugh ditto heads demonstrates their mental acuity and grasp of rhetoric. North Korea has enough economic resources to recreate a physics experiment from the 1940's. You're actually claiming they would be able to hold the LaGrange highground? Posing that ridiculous argument in favor of the US is the same as posing the question, "How can you be against world peace? Do you hate non-Americans? Is that why you go overseas to kill them?"
The USPS is an awesome example of gov't appointed organization. Who else in the world can send correspondence among its citizens for only $0.37 USD??? If the USPS did such a horrible job delivering catalogs, commercial enterprises can move their business to UPS or FedEx. No, it doesn't look like it, you commie pinko, maligning a branch of the United States!
Only because America put the Secretary General in place, and US capitalist entities implemented the corruption. Yeah, I want those ethically pristine Americans like Tom DeLay and Dick Cheney establishing access to space... (Damn, I hope I didn't just scare the world into a struggle for outer space....)
There is no America. There is no democracy. There is only IBM and AT&T and DuPont, Dow, General Electric, and Exxon
"radicals, members of the Sons of Liberty (who would be classified as terrorists today)" Hmmm did the Son's of Liberty bomb theater houses? Did they blow up shoppers at the market? Did they slaughter repair men. Did they intentianally murder as many ordinary working people as they could? Your accusation is wrong. You claim to know history? You know nothing of history or greatness. Washington was great for many reasons. The colonial army followed him with great loyalty. He won many victories, he won against the British. You want a perfect war. They don't exist. Mistakes happen in war as they do in life. He could have ruled the country through the military, he didn't. He could have rulled the country through politics, winning election after election (there were no term limits on the presedency then), but he choose the leave after his second term which set such a strong precident that legal enforcement was not needed untill many years after Washington died. You seem to think Washington was an inept man motivated by spite and a desire for creating his own Dynasty.You are like a man who when presented with a perl hurls it into the ocean cursing it.
Hey.. this is America, buddy. Just because we throw a kick-ass party and everyone wants to come doesn't mean everyone is invited. Tough shit.
What is your penile percentile?
Given the number of troll moderations you got today, it should be clear you're speaking to the wrong crowd. I find it really funny that they all get up and arms about free software, fair use, bad patent laws, etc. but if you mention something bad about Bush you get wacked in the head within seconds.
The topic in question has to do with people not getting along, wars, etc. What greater example can you get?
Generally, conservatives are not going to come out and say that. Honestly, the "Liberal poster" should probably not be living in the US because he quite obviously detests the country and even more so, its founding.
Modern liberal. Not to mention conservatives believe in bearing arms et al, while liberals do not (even if they go hunting every now and then...).