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k24anson
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If anyone cares to imagine the United States not having colonies of some kind on Mars one or two hundred years from now, you can do so. The reality will be that there will be colonies there, the (west) US will definitely get there first and set up our present way of doing things on the surface there, so I guess it is good to talk about all the repurcussions and ramifications of setting everything up to do so. It would be nice to have any future public discussions making note that the US will do so for no other reason than the "just because it's there" reasons, think mountain climbers now, and that we spilt blood doing so over the last fifty years of our space program. Some of those silly Europeans who just can't ever realize why some Americans seem so cocky and arrogant will soon be hearing of our talk towards eventually colonizing the Martian terrain, and will then have fresh fodder to feed on in this regards. Tsk, tsk.<br /><br />I say, let's get Mars colonized soon. If nothing more than to rub it into some French noses and to have more validity to argue as to why socialism and thirty-five hour work weeks are detrimental to a once proud civilization. Here, here! <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <span style="color:#000080" class="Apple-style-span">Stay focused. Go slow. Keep it simple.</span> </div>