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Just imagine when we have First Contact and inform them that we've already declared their planet subject to the laws of Earth. And that furthermore, under those
by mtnygard 6y ago
Just imagine when we have First Contact and inform them that we've already declared their planet subject to the laws of Earth. And that furthermore, under those laws, they're not allowed to claim or own any part of their home planet.
- HappyJoy 6y agoWhat are we waiting for!? We can do that now on Earth /s
- paxys 6y agoIf only there were parallels in human history that we could draw from
- jacquesm 6y agoExactly.
- jacquesm 6y agoAboriginals and Native Americans would like a word (as well as many other peoples that found invaders on their doorstep).
- castis 6y agoI am now very interested in what alien laughter would sound like.
- ASalazarMX 6y agoImagine if their leaders were even more corrupt than ours. They might agree to buy their planet from us, and declare themselves Planetary Emperor because the Humans, owners of the Universe, sold the whole planet to him. Meanwhile our space lawyers would be like "I didn't really expect that to work".
- hourislate 6y agoOur first contact will probably be our only and last contact.
- josephcsible 6y agoWhy wouldn't they be allowed to? They didn't sign the treaty.