So, when we get to become a space faring civilization do you think that we should slowly expand to new worlds, and establish colonies at a slow yet practical rate or...

Expand aggressively with military power conquering planets, submitting each planet's apex species and annexing their lands?

Republic or Empire?

 

Kill all aliens and claim their planets as our own.

ALIEN PURGE BEST DAY OF MY LIFE!!

Can't argue with that logic.

For the Emperor!

If we ever mange to send a population of humans to another world to establish a colony they would most likely have little contact with Earth in terms of government and trade and would most likely be an independent and sovereign state. That's just my guess though. 

We need a Death Star

When the big space expansion push happens, if it ever does, things will be messy. We'll be too busy fighting with ourselves to even worry about other life forms.

Let's just say that Earth's nation-states united under one banner (a more effective and powerful UN) and started expanding. What then?

Quote from: Sandtrap on December 09, 2014, 04:45:29 PM

When the big space expansion push happens, if it ever does, things will be messy. We'll be too busy fighting with ourselves to even worry about other life forms.

Let's just say that Earth's nation-states united under one banner (a more effective and powerful UN) and started expanding. What then?

Then certain groups will break off to fight for their own reasons, probably terrorism will happen as a result, and other bad stuff. People will always fight something to fight over, even if everyone else wants to work together.

Quote from: Sandtrap on December 09, 2014, 04:45:29 PM

When the big space expansion push happens, if it ever does, things will be messy. We'll be too busy fighting with ourselves to even worry about other life forms.

Let's just say that Earth's nation-states united under one banner (a more effective and powerful UN) and started expanding. What then?

If all the nation states on Earth are to unite under a single state then I'm guessing that there would need to be some common interest that would bring them together such as competition from an outside force or a direct threat to their survival. 

Quote from: Korra on December 09, 2014, 04:47:22 PM

Quote from: Sandtrap on December 09, 2014, 04:45:29 PM

When the big space expansion push happens, if it ever does, things will be messy. We'll be too busy fighting with ourselves to even worry about other life forms.

Let's just say that Earth's nation-states united under one banner (a more effective and powerful UN) and started expanding. What then?

If all the nation states on Earth are to unite under a single state then I'm guessing that there would need to be some common interest that would bring them together such as competition from an outside force or a direct threat to their survival.

So, all we'd need is one asshole skillful enough to piss literally everyone off? I say we make Mecha-Hitler.

Quote from: Sandtrap on December 09, 2014, 04:45:29 PM

When the big space expansion push happens, if it ever does, things will be messy. We'll be too busy fighting with ourselves to even worry about other life forms.

Let's just say that Earth's nation-states united under one banner (a more effective and powerful UN) and started expanding. What then?

Multiple planets mean new empires. Planets with different conditions and a few generations means Human adaptability, which means new variations of the species.

Look at the moon for example. I few generations of Humans born there, and adapted to the moon, would be radically different from their earth counterparts.

The moon, being so different, would have different values on things, such as minerals in abundance or no abundance. Water. Power.  Earth would lose control if we had multiple planets. It couldn't keep an active grip on so many variations of the species, with different needs, likely different cultures as a result of their homeworld and separation.

Here's the deal. We're going to expand. And we're going to fall apart. But not in the decimation sense. We're going to spread like seeds. Each one, a different outcome. Every world, a different value, different culture, potentially different variation of species based on gravity, starlight exposure, radiation exposure, and overall mineral content. New skin tones, birth traits, physical traits, and appearance.

There will never be central control. I would have to be allies. Allied worlds under a banner of a common interest or goal. Because Earth wouldn't have the power to back itself.

"Okay, you guys bend over for the homeworld or we cut you off."

"K. You don't get our imports and trade then."

Knowing Humanity, our expansion will be messy. Like a shotgun.

Quote from: CIS Scum on December 09, 2014, 04:52:33 PM

Quote from: Korra on December 09, 2014, 04:47:22 PM

Quote from: Sandtrap on December 09, 2014, 04:45:29 PM

When the big space expansion push happens, if it ever does, things will be messy. We'll be too busy fighting with ourselves to even worry about other life forms.

Let's just say that Earth's nation-states united under one banner (a more effective and powerful UN) and started expanding. What then?

If all the nation states on Earth are to unite under a single state then I'm guessing that there would need to be some common interest that would bring them together such as competition from an outside force or a direct threat to their survival.

So, all we'd need is one asshole skillful enough to piss literally everyone off? I say we make Mecha-Hitler.

mecha-basedlove? mecha-verbatim?

Quote from: Korra on December 09, 2014, 04:47:22 PM

Quote from: Sandtrap on December 09, 2014, 04:45:29 PM

When the big space expansion push happens, if it ever does, things will be messy. We'll be too busy fighting with ourselves to even worry about other life forms.

Let's just say that Earth's nation-states united under one banner (a more effective and powerful UN) and started expanding. What then?

Multiple planets mean new empires. Planets with different conditions and a few generations means Human adaptability, which means new variations of the species.

Look at the moon for example. I few generations of Humans born there, and adapted to the moon, would be radically different from their earth counterparts.

The moon, being so different, would have different values on things, such as minerals in abundance or no abundance. Water. Power.  Earth would lose control if we had multiple planets. It couldn't keep an active grip on so many variations of the species, with different needs, likely different cultures as a result of their homeworld and separation.

Here's the deal. We're going to expand. And we're going to fall apart. But not in the decimation sense. We're going to spread like seeds. Each one, a different outcome. Every world, a different value, different culture, potentially different variation of species based on gravity, starlight exposure, radiation exposure, and overall mineral content. New skin tones, birth traits, physical traits, and appearance.

There will never be central control. I would have to be allies. Allied worlds under a banner of a common interest or goal. Because Earth wouldn't have the power to back itself.

"Okay, you guys bend over for the homeworld or we cut you off."

"K. You don't get our imports and trade then."

Knowing Humanity, our expansion will be messy. Like a shotgun.

So an Insurrection is unavoidable?

We're just going to bury ourselves in dirt here

So, when we get to become a space faring civilization do you think that we should slowly expand to new worlds, and establish colonies at a slow yet practical rate or...

Well, you know my answer to that.

Invade different planets and kill aliens?