Comments on: Space – exploitation nearing http://www.gavpolitics.co.uk/blog/2006/02/19/space-exploitation-nearing/ Liberal, Green and Fair Thu, 08 Jul 2010 17:18:32 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Gav http://www.gavpolitics.co.uk/blog/2006/02/19/space-exploitation-nearing/#comment-3061 Gav Mon, 20 Feb 2006 12:52:20 +0000 http://www.gavpolitics.co.uk/blog/2006/02/19/space-exploitation-nearing/#comment-3061 John, thanks for the links. The second, particularly, is excellent -- typically of the Telegraph it doesn't use Daily Mail type sensationalism, just the facts. <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/02/19/nsharia219.xml" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">The link again</a> John, thanks for the links. The second, particularly, is excellent — typically of the Telegraph it doesn’t use Daily Mail type sensationalism, just the facts.

The link again

]]> By: James G http://www.gavpolitics.co.uk/blog/2006/02/19/space-exploitation-nearing/#comment-3059 James G Mon, 20 Feb 2006 07:53:20 +0000 http://www.gavpolitics.co.uk/blog/2006/02/19/space-exploitation-nearing/#comment-3059 Enjoy them... People either love or hate them...I have to say, the entire series, including the recently written prequels co-written by his son, are my favourite series of books, next to Discworld, of course... Enjoy them…

People either love or hate them…I have to say, the entire series, including the recently written prequels co-written by his son, are my favourite series of books, next to Discworld, of course…

]]> By: Gav http://www.gavpolitics.co.uk/blog/2006/02/19/space-exploitation-nearing/#comment-3058 Gav Mon, 20 Feb 2006 01:01:46 +0000 http://www.gavpolitics.co.uk/blog/2006/02/19/space-exploitation-nearing/#comment-3058 Thanks James -- I shall read them... I've just bought them here: <iframe src="http://rcm-uk.amazon.co.uk/e/cm?t=gavpolitics-21&o=2&p=8&l=as1&asins=0575070706&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&lc1=0000ff&bc1=000000&bg1=ffffff&f=ifr" style="width:120px;height:240px;" scrolling="no" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0"></iframe> Thanks James — I shall read them… I’ve just bought them here:

]]> By: James (Whatsthatsmell) http://www.gavpolitics.co.uk/blog/2006/02/19/space-exploitation-nearing/#comment-3052 James (Whatsthatsmell) Sun, 19 Feb 2006 22:31:31 +0000 http://www.gavpolitics.co.uk/blog/2006/02/19/space-exploitation-nearing/#comment-3052 Gav, One thing I always think about with regard to Islam and Space Travel: I don't think Frank Herbert arbitrarily picked Islam as the dominant religion of the future in his Dune books. Recent world events have put those books into a rather new light for me. Regards, James Gav,
One thing I always think about with regard to Islam and Space Travel: I don’t think Frank Herbert arbitrarily picked Islam as the dominant religion of the future in his Dune books. Recent world events have put those books into a rather new light for me.

Regards,
James

]]> By: James Hellyer http://www.gavpolitics.co.uk/blog/2006/02/19/space-exploitation-nearing/#comment-3045 James Hellyer Sun, 19 Feb 2006 17:05:37 +0000 http://www.gavpolitics.co.uk/blog/2006/02/19/space-exploitation-nearing/#comment-3045 I don't agree that Islam is an ideology. Some Muslims from certain theological schools want to institute Shariah law, but that's not true of all Muslims. I don’t agree that Islam is an ideology. Some Muslims from certain theological schools want to institute Shariah law, but that’s not true of all Muslims.

]]> By: John King http://www.gavpolitics.co.uk/blog/2006/02/19/space-exploitation-nearing/#comment-3044 John King Sun, 19 Feb 2006 14:54:41 +0000 http://www.gavpolitics.co.uk/blog/2006/02/19/space-exploitation-nearing/#comment-3044 Apparently 40% of Muslims would like to see Sharia Law introduced in parts of the UK: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/02/19/nsharia19.xml&DCMP=EMC-new_19022006 Oh, and another good article here: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/02/19/nsharia219.xml I just have a bad feeling that things will get much worse before they get any better. If we have a hot summer and lots of bored youth in the Midlands hotspots it wont take long for trouble to brew. Both the BNP and certain extreme muslims will be agitating previously uninterested people into fighting this fight. It doesn't bode well. Apparently 40% of Muslims would like to see Sharia Law introduced in parts of the UK:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/02/19/nsharia19.xml&DCMP=EMC-new_19022006

Oh, and another good article here:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/02/19/nsharia219.xml

I just have a bad feeling that things will get much worse before they get any better. If we have a hot summer and lots of bored youth in the Midlands hotspots it wont take long for trouble to brew. Both the BNP and certain extreme muslims will be agitating previously uninterested people into fighting this fight. It doesn’t bode well.

]]> By: Gav http://www.gavpolitics.co.uk/blog/2006/02/19/space-exploitation-nearing/#comment-3043 Gav Sun, 19 Feb 2006 14:15:12 +0000 http://www.gavpolitics.co.uk/blog/2006/02/19/space-exploitation-nearing/#comment-3043 James, The debate on societal will is one we don't have space for here, but I agree there may not be a determined effort by any Pope-like figure. Still, Islam as an ideology wishes to replace Western laws with Sharia law (in Canada and France the request has actually been made) and when demography supports those who would like that, the West's hegemony will be replaced. James, The debate on societal will is one we don’t have space for here, but I agree there may not be a determined effort by any Pope-like figure. Still, Islam as an ideology wishes to replace Western laws with Sharia law (in Canada and France the request has actually been made) and when demography supports those who would like that, the West’s hegemony will be replaced.

]]> By: James Hellyer http://www.gavpolitics.co.uk/blog/2006/02/19/space-exploitation-nearing/#comment-3041 James Hellyer Sun, 19 Feb 2006 12:45:11 +0000 http://www.gavpolitics.co.uk/blog/2006/02/19/space-exploitation-nearing/#comment-3041 I don't think that "Islam" plans anything. I suspect that demographic factors and mass immigration may oneday make swathes of Europe Islamic, but I don't think there's any plot to achieve this... And the original series of Star Trek was communist-esque. It was only with TNG that lycra totalitarianism became the order of the day. I don’t think that “Islam” plans anything. I suspect that demographic factors and mass immigration may oneday make swathes of Europe Islamic, but I don’t think there’s any plot to achieve this…

And the original series of Star Trek was communist-esque. It was only with TNG that lycra totalitarianism became the order of the day.

]]> By: leanne http://www.gavpolitics.co.uk/blog/2006/02/19/space-exploitation-nearing/#comment-3040 leanne Sun, 19 Feb 2006 12:39:13 +0000 http://www.gavpolitics.co.uk/blog/2006/02/19/space-exploitation-nearing/#comment-3040 hello mr. naive, miss. pessimist here... and I don't totally disagree, but I feel greed, envy, and pride play a bigger role in things than culture, I would love to see us explore space...man needs adventure, and really I'm all for advancements to bad we will never be happy enough with this planet and the things in it though......eventually we will need the universe ....... and advancment never ends ......... neither does greed, envy and pride. hello mr. naive, miss. pessimist here…
and I don’t totally disagree, but I feel greed, envy, and pride play a bigger role in things than culture, I would love to see us explore space…man needs adventure, and really I’m all for advancements to bad we will never be happy enough with this planet and the things in it though……eventually we will need the universe ……. and advancment never ends ……… neither does greed, envy and pride.

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