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From: Dale.Amon@H.CS.CMU.EDU
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Subject: Re: power sats
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Date: Wed, 12-Nov-86 18:17:00 EST
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Posted: Wed Nov 12 18:17:00 1986
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OCONNORDM@ge-crd.arpa:

Out of fear you would apply draconian controls. You are applying the
same paranoia that pollutes the world we already live on. Paranoia and
fear breed deeper paranoia and fear. And once they reach a certain
point, the reality of hatreds and weapons no longer allows other paths
to be taken.  Can't we ever consider stopping the cycle? Let others
alone and they will leave you alone too.

Prior to this discussion, I had thought that arming a space colony was
a foolish idea, and I had told friends so. If the mentality of jealousy
and fear already exists a hundred years before the fact, I may have to
eat my words. You may be right: we should indeed consider moving
colonies far from nuthouse Earth, as soon as it is feasible to do so.

I do wonder if such an escape will require a bloody revolt, since you
suggest that the earliest colonists will be held under oppressive
control by fearful ground based authorities.