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16. Well expressed (and Newsweek published it!) It's amazing that people think Mars is any alternative

Mon Dec 14, 2015, 04:38 PM

Dec 2015

to the worst place possible, even after further environmental degradation, on Earth. And Earth orbit, although easier to get to, is no long-term solution either - the technological expertise needed to sustain a habitat in orbit can only be managed on the ground.

Newsweek seems to have settled for becoming a second-rate website that will publish anything sent in to them. The incredible thing is that they demand registration to read there, and a subscription for more than 20 articles a month.

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If things get really bad, could Mars be the escape hatch for the 1 percent? [View all] LuckyTheDog Dec 2015 OP

The wealthy are also the deniers. oldandhappy Dec 2015 #1

Seems to be 2naSalit Dec 2015 #2

No. When it is determined that the 99% is taking up too much room, it will be Nay Dec 2015 #3

Who will nurse their babies VanillaRhapsody Dec 2015 #4

Androids. newblewtoo Dec 2015 #33

Wow....you rhink too much about this...... VanillaRhapsody Dec 2015 #34

I been a few turns 'round the track newblewtoo Dec 2015 #43

Hope so. misterhighwasted Dec 2015 #5

That's what I say: Why wait? Laffy Kat Dec 2015 #40

They'll die. Their existence depends on other people doing things for them. (n/t) Iggo Dec 2015 #6

Beat me to it. They'll give up by the end of the first Laundry Day n/t arcane1 Dec 2015 #9

Exactly... the richest folks are often not the the fittest in terms of survival. Zing Zing Zingbah Dec 2015 #20

So? 2naSalit Dec 2015 #47

. Iggo Dec 2015 #48

Gawd I hope so. nt ChisolmTrailDem Dec 2015 #7

They'll vacation there but not live there, not for some time anyway. As for us, they can kill us valerief Dec 2015 #8

What a ridiculous article cemaphonic Dec 2015 #10

You're right. cpwm17 Dec 2015 #13

Well expressed (and Newsweek published it!) It's amazing that people think Mars is any alternative muriel_volestrangler Dec 2015 #16

I thought Newsweek closed down shop dlwickham Dec 2015 #37

sold off, and they started a print edition again muriel_volestrangler Dec 2015 #38

Nailed it. NickB79 Dec 2015 #25

Exactly! Edim Dec 2015 #32

Why do you think George W. Bush, war criminal, was so giddy about Mars? Mnemosyne Dec 2015 #11

LOL! No. DetlefK Dec 2015 #12

Elysium Renew Deal Dec 2015 #14

Why wait? Let's send them now. Orrex Dec 2015 #15

Oh-zacklee! Iggo Dec 2015 #17

Colonization on the same model as Roanoke and Jamestown? csziggy Dec 2015 #18

Also, it might not be much fun for them to go to Mars... LuckyTheDog Dec 2015 #22

And no large animals to trophy hunt! n/t csziggy Dec 2015 #39

No. cherokeeprogressive Dec 2015 #19

You've got to mess the planet up really something awful Zing Zing Zingbah Dec 2015 #21

Pretty sure that is Ben Elton's book Godhumor Dec 2015 #23

I wouldn't miss them nt elias49 Dec 2015 #24

Los Angeles BumRushDaShow Dec 2015 #26

Two things. First, this is a stupid article Android3.14 Dec 2015 #27

Somehow I don't think colony life will agree with the poor darlings. Jester Messiah Dec 2015 #28

Mars is a hell-hole. No way. Not for a long, long time. BlueJazz Dec 2015 #29

I hear a giant mutant stargoat is headed this way and will destroy the Earth. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Dec 2015 #30

Not gonna happen, as illustrated by this comic jeff47 Dec 2015 #31

And leave their wealth behind? bluedigger Dec 2015 #35

With the proper breeding techniques, and starting with a ratio of, say, ten women to each man... l.o.o.s.e.e-2 Dec 2015 #36

Favorite movie. Laffy Kat Dec 2015 #42

Thanx Laffy Kat! l.o.o.s.e.e-2 Dec 2015 #45

No. Only people who live in a fantasy land would entertain such a scenerio. MerryBlooms Dec 2015 #41

Yes, every indication says that it is their plan Johonny Dec 2015 #44

Bahaha! grntuscarora Dec 2015 #46

The meek inherit, but only because there are so many of them. hunter Dec 2015 #49

the beings on other worlds may well have learned the lessons of the americas, and decide NOT niyad Dec 2015 #50

No. nt ladjf Dec 2015 #51

Maeks more sense to move into permanent space stastons. A large enough cylander Agnosticsherbet Dec 2015 #52