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I don't believe in this at all. I think it is probable that China start to colonize Mars before US has the ability to. Next, they start to claim area after are

by mongol 14y ago

I don't believe in this at all. I think it is probable that China start to colonize Mars before US has the ability to. Next, they start to claim area after area, while also dominating the earth economy. It will not stabilize the geo-political landscape - it will complicate it.

Dn_Ab 14y ago
Perhaps. Or more likely private entities end up on mars first. One of us or someone in between is right. I hope however things end up being is close to my viewpoint =).
stuff4ben 14y ago
you have to wonder if the US govt has thought of that. Fear of another nation has spurred great advances in technology.
Androsynth 14y ago
I'm an American, but I don't feel US has the god-given right to be the only super-power in the solar system for the next few hundred years. If China establishes colonies, good for them. When England colonized America, it began the downfall of Spains empire (more or less), but no one is crying that Spain didn't become the global power it 'should' have become.
- mynameishere 14y ago
  That's the spirit! To hell with us! Did it ever occur to you that: 1. No Chinese would ever think such self-hating thoughts. and 2. Such thoughts did not originate from your own reasoning, but were learned through various channels? It's not like it matters, as Martian colonization is less likely than human extermination via a robot takeover, but still...
  - dsrguru 14y ago
    1. While I happen to be American, not all of "us" on HN are. In fact, I have a friend from China who is part of the HN community. 2. How is wishing that all of humanity makes progress rather than just your own country self-hateful? Isn't that the ideal? 3. I know a lot of Chinese people who went to the U.S. for undergrad and really care about both countries, which is a counterexample to your #1.

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I don't believe in this at all. I think it is probable that China start to colonize Mars before US has the ability to. Next, they start to claim area after are

by mongol 14y ago

Dn_Ab 14y ago
Perhaps. Or more likely private entities end up on mars first. One of us or someone in between is right. I hope however things end up being is close to my viewpoint =).
stuff4ben 14y ago
you have to wonder if the US govt has thought of that. Fear of another nation has spurred great advances in technology.
Androsynth 14y ago
I'm an American, but I don't feel US has the god-given right to be the only super-power in the solar system for the next few hundred years. If China establishes colonies, good for them. When England colonized America, it began the downfall of Spains empire (more or less), but no one is crying that Spain didn't become the global power it 'should' have become.
- mynameishere 14y ago
  That's the spirit! To hell with us! Did it ever occur to you that: 1. No Chinese would ever think such self-hating thoughts. and 2. Such thoughts did not originate from your own reasoning, but were learned through various channels? It's not like it matters, as Martian colonization is less likely than human extermination via a robot takeover, but still...
  - dsrguru 14y ago
    1. While I happen to be American, not all of "us" on HN are. In fact, I have a friend from China who is part of the HN community. 2. How is wishing that all of humanity makes progress rather than just your own country self-hateful? Isn't that the ideal? 3. I know a lot of Chinese people who went to the U.S. for undergrad and really care about both countries, which is a counterexample to your #1.