Well, the Spirit of Adventure and Exploration never got anyone anywhere. Commerce, yes. (Gold and fur and other goodies in the New World) Fear, yes. (The space race, which, one recalls, was almost exclusively framed in terms of fear that Russia would dominate us) When there’s a reason that gets people in the gut (my guess: resources rather than lebensraum), we’ll explore further.
Well, the Spirit of Adventure and Exploration never got anyone anywhere. Commerce, yes. (Gold and fur and other goodies in the New World) Fear, yes. (The space race, which, one recalls, was almost exclusively framed in terms of fear that Russia would dominate us) When there’s a reason that gets people in the gut (my guess: resources rather than lebensraum), we’ll explore further.
Comment by barrybrake — July 22, 2010 @ 8:17 pm
That said, would you get on a ship to Mars?
Um, YEAH I would. Let’s hurry this up!
Comment by barrybrake — July 22, 2010 @ 8:18 pm