The Shuttle was a MISTAKE?

[Woodlouse2002]

He actually did it more to suit his political career. He would never have got anywhere if he didn't switch parties when he did.

[Hagar]

Indeed. I think this illustrates my point perfectly.

[Katahu]

Pete, what are the politics of Simviation?
You're President; so whose the Defence Secretary? Is it Mark?! Dave must be Minister of Education and Discipline and umm what could Kevin and Felix be....?!

Ben - waiting for Question Time to come on. (Probably the most popular Political programe in Britain).

Got dibbs as "Chairman of the SFDA" [SimV Food and Drug Administration].

[Wing Nut]

Woody, what part of NO POLITICS do you not understand?  >:(

[4_Series_Scania]

I think administators and governments are the big mistake. Any venture they get involved in tends to go tits up....

Agreed.

[jordonj]

Pete, what are the politics of Simviation?
You're President; so whose the Defence Secretary? Is it Mark?! Dave must be Minister of Education and Discipline and umm what could Kevin and Felix be....?!

Ben - waiting for Question Time to come on. (Probably the most popular Political programe in Britain).

Well, Ozzy must be the minister of Marmalade!

[Hagar]

[quote]Woody, what part of NO POLITICS do you not understand?

[Fly2e]

PEACE & LOVE EVERYBODY.............

[Felix/FFDS]

He actually did it more to suit his political career. He would never have got anywhere if he didn't switch parties when he did.

Darn Woody, you're not supposed to make my point before I read the damn thread!

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ANY politician can be expected to "change stripes"  every once in a while.  Sometimes it's the result of the party line changing too far from the politican's own positions, and sometimes it's a result of opportunism - a means to get one's way (Bismark - from Conservative to Liberal to Centrist, etc....  although Bismark was a Bismarkian......)

[Fly2e]

He actually did it more to suit his political career. He would never have got anywhere if he didn't switch parties when he did.

THERE WAS A PARTY AND I WASN'T INVITED!  ::)

[Hagar]

It's way past my bedtime so I'm off now. With any luck I'll wake up in the morning to find this was all some terrible nightmare all caused by a misunderstanding. It might be better if I stop visiting this part of the forum as I can't guarantee that I won't be the cause of another one. I'm used to saying what I think although I do my best to do this diplomatically & without causing offence. This was part of my job before I retired & I dealt with people all over the world without offending anyone or losing any customers. I was told I was pretty good at it but I've obviously lost my touch.

[H]

I certainly wasn't expecting this to be a, somewhat, current political thread although we must accept that much that has been ventured in the recent human past has had political involvement. I've just surrendered my past year's vice presidency (because somebody finally offered to take the position -- yaaay!!) on a small community Board; I've been involved with the expungement of tax funded money so what I'm stating is from personal knowledge without any names mentioned.
Direct commercial involvement rarely comes without a combination of financial means and projected financial gain. Going to a local ship merchant with this "unfeasable" scheme of a sea route over the edge of the world (the foremost outlook was that you fell off -- those who had near proper concepts of gravity were, originally, scientific heretics), Columbus would be pointed down the land route [road], instead. But, again, when politicians put a venture into play, what happens? Commercial avenues see their projected financial gain and off they go to receive as much of it as they can -- and many are very good at making charges legally viable.
There usually are apparent dangers in any progressive venture. Many of our technological advances have been made in or for wars in which many people died: the winds of war blow hot and cold. That they do so in any other scenario can be quite possible, if not probable -- but not so savagely, to so many, as in a war. Not to venture at all, however, only means that your life ends, sooner or later, right where your at -- and it still may not be so painless and, often, not as quick.

[Woodlouse2002]

[quote]Woody, what part of NO POLITICS do you not understand?

[JBaymore]

Rather coincidental that this should happen ..... with our discussion of space and the ocean.

[Woodlouse2002]

[quote]Rather coincidental that this should happen ..... with our discussion of space and the ocean.