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We need to blast off into space sooner than later to escape this tyranny. We must declare independence.
by nether 9y ago
We need to blast off into space sooner than later to escape this tyranny. We must declare independence.
- kelnos 9y agoWhat makes you think we won't just establish similar tyranny on another planet?
- diminish 9y agoFunny enough most space sci-fi worlds include some form of tyranny or kingdoms at best - at demonic levels.
- zo1 9y agoIt's a chance for a fresh start, whether it ends up tyrannical or not is yet to be decided. Whereas, staying here, we're by-default picking tyranny by the majority. There is absolutely no-where to go on this planet to escape statism or to join with like-minded individuals in creating a new society. Heck, government is even trying to stake claim to outer space: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outer_Space_Treaty https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outer_Space_Treaty
- ColanR 9y agoIt worked well enough for the US, at least for a while.
- kelnos 9y agoAnd that's the rub: it does work for a while, but humans inevitably organize into power structures, and those structures always end up making decisions at the expense of the minority.
- root_axis 9y agoThis is not a realistic proposal. Space will not save us, it's just a different setting for the same animal except the environment is unimaginably hostile in every aspect, it would only magnify our worst tendencies.
- pdimitar 9y agoI'd argue it's a very good thing we're not an inter-planetary or even inter-solar-system civilization yet. Imagine carrying all of the injustice that is done on this planet out there and making it even more widespread. Even worse, imagine if we stumbled upon something like a galactic council of sorts. They'd nuke us to oblivion for being the savages we are. (Actually, if they are more civilized and technologically advanced than us, it's more likely for them to only forbid us from expanding any further, but you get the general idea.)