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In reply to the discussion: Gohmert: ‘Scary’ that liberal elites would use vaccines for ‘culling the population’ of humans [View all]caseymoz
(5,763 posts)90. That solution does have technical problems.
The Earth will have to look really bad before Mars ever looks like a viable option. Same with the Moon. If we're so bad off we'd like to move to Mars, then we're probably too bad off to get there.
And if you're talking about interstellar travel, physics hasn't cut us a break. There's still no way through, under or around the light barrier.
That's not considering other problems, like radiation, like the fact that zero-g is extremely bad for people and eventually fatal.
The failure of space travel as population relief is one of the biggest busts of the 20th century. The other one was nuclear fusion. Without those, our civilization is doomed and the survival of humankind is in doubt.
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Gohmert: ‘Scary’ that liberal elites would use vaccines for ‘culling the population’ of humans [View all]
Judi Lynn
Aug 2013
OP
With a western lifestyle, the maximum number of sustainable himans on Earth is between 3 & 3.5B
Xithras
Aug 2013
#86
Space exploration can never really be a viable solution to our current overpopulation problems.
Xithras
Aug 2013
#93
I wonder if people know he was a judge in Tx. I was watching a rerun episode
winterpark
Aug 2013
#40
These people are absolutely deranged! They make accusations like this with no credible evidence
Arkansas Granny
Aug 2013
#6
I remember that one. Same theme in THEY LIVE, and it goes into all the societal ramifications:
freshwest
Aug 2013
#107
I've been hearing that the "global elite" are gonna sterilize people by the billions
MisterP
Aug 2013
#11
The entire remaining population of Golgafrincham was wiped out by a virus spread by dirty telephones
longship
Aug 2013
#101
I'm just curious about the mechanism whereby that whole "culling by preventing disease" thing works.
kestrel91316
Aug 2013
#14
This reminds me of the Right Wing Extremist Christian Fundamentalist Anders Breivik that murdered
DhhD
Aug 2013
#69
I hear Liberals are also pro-abortion because they're blood offerings for Satan.
Spitfire of ATJ
Aug 2013
#18
His attitude is no more offensive or crazy than the notion that vaccines cause autism
Orrex
Aug 2013
#26
Ending childhood vaccination would lead to greater infant and child mortality...
Agnosticsherbet
Aug 2013
#31
Thank you for recognizing that not all Texans are knuckle draggers.
Manifestor_of_Light
Aug 2013
#74
Conservative Anti-vaccine megachurch linked to Texas measels outbreak. Note Gohmert is R-Texas.
Bernardo de La Paz
Aug 2013
#47
Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) wants to KILL & cripple the population with polio,measles,whooping cough
Sunlei
Aug 2013
#55
I heard this one on Shame Insanity Radio show this afternoon. He rambled from one subject to
Thinkingabout
Aug 2013
#103