# We Are Fresh Out Of Planet : My fears about the long-term in the U.S. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 27, 2003, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-are-fresh-out-of-planet-my-fears-about-the-long-term-in-the-u-s/164557 "2003-03-27T17:17:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Lissa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lissa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissa)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2003, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-are-fresh-out-of-planet-my-fears-about-the-long-term-in-the-u-s/164557/21 "2003-03-30T06:43:39Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by DreadCthulhu \* > \*\*The solution to this is quite simple really- Colonize Mars! A whole other planet would solve things for awhile. And after Mars fills up - well on to the Asteroid belt and Gallian moons, and beyond. \*\* Nah, Mars might have too much [radiation.](http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2001/ast01may_1.htm) Besides, we just can’t keep moving every time we trash the “house.” Pretty soon, we’d run out of planets. ---
**Author:** ![t-keela](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a3d4f5/32.png) [@t-keela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/t-keela)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2003, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-are-fresh-out-of-planet-my-fears-about-the-long-term-in-the-u-s/164557/22 "2003-03-30T07:18:49Z")
Well, hopefully that won’t happen for quite some time. Preferably after I’m dead and gone. I don’t see much hope for mankind in the future. All y’all want to do is fight and complain. (y’all know you y’all are) I’ve always tried to live as a peacemaker although I can see the point in trying to rid the world of folks like Sadam and Osama…problem is that folks like Bush are the ones doing it. Hell, the Bushes aren’t much better than the Osama’s of the world. A choice between evils…☹ Don’t mind me, it’s been one of those days. ---
**Author:** ![Lissa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lissa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissa)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2003, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-are-fresh-out-of-planet-my-fears-about-the-long-term-in-the-u-s/164557/23 "2003-03-30T07:35:23Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by t-keela \* > \*\*Hell, the Bushes aren’t much better than the Osama’s of the world. A choice between evils…☹ \*\* Now, come on . . . I hate Bush with the burning passion of a thousand blazing suns, but I still wouldn’t compare him to Osama. That’s going a little far. ---
**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2003, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-are-fresh-out-of-planet-my-fears-about-the-long-term-in-the-u-s/164557/24 "2003-03-30T08:08:16Z")
We are not “fresh out of planet!” What we’re “fresh out of” are honest politicians (i.e., those who’re willing to ensure that food and _available_ wealth are correctly distributed). There’s absolutely no problem with feeding this entire world. The only difficulty is dealing with how so many of our corrupt pols interfere with proper dispersal of all these resources. ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2003, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-are-fresh-out-of-planet-my-fears-about-the-long-term-in-the-u-s/164557/25 "2003-03-30T12:48:22Z")
I remember a Herblock cartoon from over 30 years ago. A figure representing the United States is hanging up his police riot gear (labeled “WORLD COP”) and changing into overalls and straw hat (labeled “WORLD FARMER”). He says something like “It’s more enjoyable and it pays better too.” ---
**Author:** ![t-keela](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a3d4f5/32.png) [@t-keela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/t-keela)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2003, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-are-fresh-out-of-planet-my-fears-about-the-long-term-in-the-u-s/164557/26 "2003-03-30T14:59:10Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Lissa \* > \*\*Now, come on . . . I hate Bush with the burning passion of a thousand blazing suns, but I still wouldn’t compare him to Osama. That’s going a little far. \*\* A 1000 suns huh…how many suns for Bin Laden and Hussein? BTW, I’ve read a lot of history on the Bush dynasty and am not getting into that here BUT, I’m still not so sure about that bunch. I feel a little more optimistic today about US (us, you know, regular folks)…maybe we have a better chance than my earlier post reflects. I just get so damned sick and tired of the eternal bitching, moaning and fighting around the world and here at home. Perhaps a few nukes is the answer…global devastation, wipe out most of the human race, then start over… NO that wouldn’t work because the assholes in charge are already hiding in their bunkers…all three of the aforementioned pricks. Hiding out and playing fucking war games. They should take the leaders and put them all on a damned island with each other until they work it out. Sorry about the profanity…I gotta get off this subject. It’s Sunday and the skies are clear…think I’ll go out in my garden and plant something. Yeah, that’s the ticket…maybe go fishing too. Peace [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-are-fresh-out-of-planet-my-fears-about-the-long-term-in-the-u-s/164557.md?page=1)