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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
@ Hopey: Pssh. That shitty ass council can go die in an alleyway.
Besides, the United Nations motherfucking Space Command is too awesome to be contained by mere naming conflicts.
edited 7th Oct '12 3:27:28 PM by Ekuran
The only thing that will stop violent conflict is if we're in a post scarcity society and our livable areas aren't overpopulated. Until then, you need some kind of peace keeping force that can definitively say it's stronger than any potential enemies.
edited 7th Oct '12 3:25:08 PM by ch00beh
"Never let the truth get in the way of a good story." Twitter
So likely never?
edited 7th Oct '12 3:26:04 PM by DeviantBraeburn
Everything is Possible. But some things are more Probable than others. JEBAGEDDON 2016yes, likely never. The only situation where that can happen is if we get to other planets, population growth stops being exponential (so death rate = birth rate), and we use space magic to synthesize everything.
"Never let the truth get in the way of a good story." TwitterLook, a Global Police Service is unlikely. What, however, is likely within the next fifty years - assuming that, in fifty years, the Westphalian structure of nation-states exists - is that the US scales back its behemoth of a Defence Dept.
Also, screw Nato. We don't need that shit any more. The European Union already has a defence policy.
Or 30 or so years, give or take a decade.
edited 7th Oct '12 3:29:02 PM by Ekuran
@ ch00beh:
...and what we'll probably get in reality is Honor Harrington!
edited 7th Oct '12 3:29:09 PM by Greenmantle
Keep Rolling On
And by Violent Conflicts do you mean things like Wars or average violent crimes like murder, rape, arson, etc?
Because I don't think the latter will stop even with all those goal accomplished.
That doesn't really mean anything for the USA or Canada (or Norway)
edited 7th Oct '12 3:32:38 PM by DeviantBraeburn
Everything is Possible. But some things are more Probable than others. JEBAGEDDON 2016Well, wars are probably going to stop being fought on land, and start being fought elsewhere. Possibly economical wars (see AMERICA VERSUS CHINA), and especially cyberwars (SEE EUROPEAN UNION VERSUS CHINA).
yeah I meant wars because those require a military. Police are a different thing.
"Never let the truth get in the way of a good story." Twitter@Green: As long as the space colonies have equal representation as the people of Earth.
"Well, wars are probably going to stop being fought on land, "
Only in first world nations.
So basically mostly filled with Indians and the Chinese?
edited 7th Oct '12 3:35:28 PM by DeviantBraeburn
Everything is Possible. But some things are more Probable than others. JEBAGEDDON 2016I still question why the people in space would care what Earth tells them to do. Unless space travel gets to the point where we can feasibly reach most of these colonies in a few hours to a day they have no major incentive to follow our laws and wishes.
I thought the goal was to gradually bring everybody up to first world status.
edited 7th Oct '12 3:35:45 PM by Kostya
@ Dev. I was talking from a Eurocentric POV, but, yes, only first-world states, of course.
@ pige. But what if the Extraorbital Terraspheres of Earth want traitorous independence from Earth?
In that hypothetical utopia I was talking about that involved space magic, there would be no third world countries. This leaves the only large scale violent conflict in the hands of organized crime rather than full on tribal warlords.
Also, I specified violent conflicts because I agree that no matter what, there will be other conflicts. I'm okay with that. Conflict drives progress. If military campaigns didn't end lives, I'd be 100% happy with it.
"Never let the truth get in the way of a good story." TwitterGundam?
edited 7th Oct '12 3:38:13 PM by Greenmantle
Keep Rolling OnThen they shouldn't be a part of it, and the Peacekeeping force thing shouldn't have jurisdiction over them.
edited 7th Oct '12 3:38:05 PM by deathpigeon
What if the space colonies raise an army bigger than the Earth peace keeping force and invade?
"Never let the truth get in the way of a good story." Twitter@ pige. But the Extraorbital people should be happy with the fact we have let them explore for the goodness of the Earthic Peoples!
Exactly! What if they Extraorbital Colonies decide to be all uppity and invade one of the poorer Earthic Colonies for its natural resources?
edited 7th Oct '12 3:39:39 PM by Inhopelessguy
Then, I suppose, they'd take over...
well I do love rolling over and dying.
"Never let the truth get in the way of a good story." TwitterYes which is why we need an army. Look I don't like killing but sometimes it has to be done to prevent more killing.
edited 7th Oct '12 3:40:42 PM by Kostya
They must be loyal to the Earthic Homeworld! If they are not loyal to the Grand Planet, then they must be obliterated!
Also, this.
edited 7th Oct '12 3:40:40 PM by Inhopelessguy
@ch00beh
Scorched Earth - Planetary Edition.
edited 7th Oct '12 3:40:53 PM by DeviantBraeburn
Everything is Possible. But some things are more Probable than others. JEBAGEDDON 2016
@ Tomu: I'm sure the military-industrial complex has existed in other places for longer.
@ deathpigeon: If humanity goes off-planet, would you want their jurisdiction to cover there too?
Keep Rolling On