If Space Colonization Happens, It Will Be Done By Catholic Church

Rand Simberg wrote:

On Sun, 18 Jun 2006 18:28:13 GMT, in a place far, far away, "Mike
Schilling" made the phosphor on my
monitor glow in such a way as to indicate that:


Say the fifties instead, if
you like.

OK, same question abut the 50s.

"Starship Troopers."

That's an awfully intrusive government to call "libertarian".

Nothing intrusive about it.

The government-mandated Moral Philosophy class, complete with
government-mandated content, that every single student has to take doesn't
strike you as intrusive?


No more so than today's public schools.

Mike Shilling was arguing the Starship Trooper government wasn't that
libertarian. Comparing the Starship Trooper schools to today's public
schools doesn't counter that argument.

Unless you believe today's public schools are run by a libertarian
government.

Hop