We had a perfectly viable ABM defense system in 1975 that was abandoned. Reagan's "Star Wars" initiative was just political pandering and a means to enrich defense contractors.
We had a perfectly viable ABM defense system in 1975 that was abandoned. Reagan's "Star Wars" initiative was just political pandering and a means to enrich defense contractors.
...and a Con Game dreamed up by (among others) Jerry Pournel, Larry Niven, and Robert Heinlein, with the goal of suckering the Soviets into dumping resources that they couldn't afford into counter-efforts. We're damned lucky they didn't accidentally discover something that would have swung it all the other way in the effort.
I'm no fun at parties either, I'm told. But, to get into the spirit...
It's probably not that we set up bases on the Dark Side, it's that the guys already living on the Dark Side (same ones that built the Egyptian Pyramids and the Toltec Ziggurats), offered us a deal: either take the knowledge to build cellphone technologies and stay off their lawn, or they'd do the same number on us that they did on Atlantis when those guys got too big for their britches.
Oh, and the cellphone stuff was also part of their plan to sap our wills by luring us into staring at our phones all day.
Happier now?
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I'll have to watch The Shining again to see if Kubrick had more to say about this.
There came a time when the Old Gods died! The Brave died with the Cunning! The Noble perished locked in battle with unleashed Evil! It was the last day for them! An ancient era was passing in fiery holocaust!
I didn't buy it, but I flipped the through the latest issue of Doomsday Clock at the LCS. I'm getting ready for some more complaints about "SJW DC!"
I think the bitterness over the Bernie VS. Hilary election was the same as the drama with Obama vs. Hilary. remember that ****?? lol
Hmm? While I certainly remember some centrists Dems looking at video games. I just don't see censorship coming from the left. Unless you are referring to what is called political correctness?
That is why I asked for examples. Do you have something more specific?
There came a time when the Old Gods died! The Brave died with the Cunning! The Noble perished locked in battle with unleashed Evil! It was the last day for them! An ancient era was passing in fiery holocaust!
I think it was worse with the Bernistas. Most the Hillary supporters fell in line and voted for Obama. I didn't hear too many willing to not vote and let McCain win because they hated Obama so much.
Where-as I think Trump squeaked by in states like Wisconsin because the Bernistas were so bitter about Hillary they stayed home or even voted for Trump out of spite.