Board Thread:Warhammer 40k General Discussion/@comment-6078851-20130415204132/@comment-6078851-20130422035412

it could also just be a perpetuation of the cycle - those in charge (wether through design, ignorance or incompetance) oppress the masses (in times past it was more overt but these days it's far more subtle and so takes longer, even with the internet, for the inevitable reaction), the oppressed masses revolt and are killed (making the next revolt all the more vicious) or succeed and become 'those in charge'. things may go well for a while but they eventually become corrupt and oppress the masses etc etc.

the problem is that the system of governance is inately corrupt and has been unable to effectively govern everyone fairly or equally. rather than change the leaders now and then we need something new: the venus project. even if it fails spectacularily at least it'll be a new mistake and not a repeated one.

the reason i don't see the venus project ever happening is because: it doesn't matter how many of the masses attempt to institute it, in order to change the entire worlds economy to a resource based one, while ensuring health and happiness for all, means that governments and all the major companies of the world have to willingly hand over all their resources (and these guys have got pretty much all the resources, except for air but it won't be long before we have to start paying for that too) to a new and untried system. which in their terms would be "handing over all our money for nothing in return".

it may be a bleak outlook but this is why i consider human (not satallite) exploration and settlement of other celestial bodies of paramount importance.

prime importance - the venus project.

equal prime importance - get off this rock.

even if we don't destroy all life on this planet with the warm glow of a nuclear holocaust there's inumerable asteroids and comets that can destroy, not just all life, but the planet itself. if they all miss then sol itself will evaporate the whole world, literally. obviously that last one's a long way off but the point remains - humans will not survive if we stay put.