Humans on Mars? Forget it

[jkoci]

Humans on Mars? Forget it - latimes.com

 

[CapnG]

Impractical or not, I sincerely doubt America's national ego could withstand let's say China planting a flag on Mars.

 

[Jay]

Impractical or not, I sincerely doubt America's national ego could withstand let's say China planting a flag on Mars.

I use to think that, but not anymore. We're on a bullet train going 200mph to becoming an Entitlement State. People are too obsessed at what the government can "give" them. Lofty goals like manned exploration of space don't benefit them personally, so they don't care.

 

[Apocalypto]

The world is round? Forget it.

(blast from the past)

 

[CapnG]

I use to think that, but not anymore. We're on a bullet train going 200mph to becoming an Entitlement State. People are too obsessed at what the government can "give" them. Lofty goals like manned exploration of space don't benefit them personally, so they don't care.

Never underestimate what George Carlin referred to as "the bigger dick" foreign policy theory.

 

[Jay]

Never underestimate what George Carlin referred to as "the bigger dick" foreign policy theory.

True, but back in the day the Soviet Union didn't own our debt. Now the Dalai Lama has to sneak out the back door of the White House as to not offend the Chinese.