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Technology has always found its greatest consumer in a
nation's war and defense efforts. Since the last attempts at a
"Star Wars" defense system, has technology changed
considerably enough to make the latest Missile Defense
initiatives more successful? Can such an application of
science be successful? Is a militarized space inevitable,
necessary or impossible?
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almarst2002
- 09:49pm Jan 23, 2003 EST (#
7969 of 7987)
"America certainly is not a democracy"
But it succeeded for a while in convincing a lot of people
it is. The convincing process thou became quite expensive
judging from the ever increasing compain expenses and with
ever diminishing results judging from the percent of the
eligible voters who actually vote.
It is an open "secret" the compain's public promises have
much less value then paper they are quoted from, not to
mention TV prime time spending.
Once inside, the old game of old boys goes on regardless
who and which party won. The same money feeds all. The
decisions are made by a same dosen of "wise" men. The obedient
media mostly repeats the "official line" and rearly wonders
beiong WH and Pentagon briefings. Very polite establishment.
And rational too.
One major but overlooked problem is: The democracy
proclaimed as a ultimate goal for all nations is much more
expensive and less predictable to influence then small pitty
dictatorship. And this great mortal contradiction is clearer
by the hour to all willing to hear, see and most importantly,
THINK.
wanderer85us
- 09:56pm Jan 23, 2003 EST (#
7970 of 7987) The rich have bought Bush and the
republicans lock, stock, and barrel.
People are corrupt no matter what style of government.
almarst2002
- 10:03pm Jan 23, 2003 EST (#
7971 of 7987)
Right. My only point is - democracy is much more expensive
to corrupt.
almarst2002
- 10:18pm Jan 23, 2003 EST (#
7972 of 7987)
"As part of its campaign to show that Iraq has misled
the world, the United States has issued a detailed report
called "Apparatus of Lies".
It has been produced by a newly-created office within
the White House - the Office of Global Communications - set up
by President George W Bush as part of a more aggressive effort
to influence world opinion. " - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/2683561.stm
The quite famoust Office of Global Propaganda and
Desinformation that is.
What is really disturbing, they tread all of us as bunch of
fools.
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