I know it's fun to argue about politics and economics and all that stuff, but let's not miss the significance of the big stuff:
Astronomers say they have found a miniature version of our own solar system 5,000 light years across the galaxy — the first planetary system that really looks like our own, with outer giant planets and room for smaller inner planets.
The discovery, they said, means that our solar system might be more typical of planetary systems across the universe than had been thought.
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Since 1995, around 250 so-called exoplanets have been discovered, but few of them are in systems that even faintly resemble our own. In many cases, giant Jupiter-like planets are whizzing around inside the orbit of Mercury. But are these typical of the universe?
If our solar system isn't as atypical as we thought, there might be many more planets like ours, which means there might be other living creatures in the universe.
Of course, if they don't have the right politics, the hell with them.
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Reminds me of that quote from:
The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951)
Mr. Harley: Your impatience is quite understandable.
Klaatu: I'm impatient with stupidity. My people have learned to live without it.
Mr. Harley: I'm afraid my people haven't. I'm very sorry... I wish it were otherwise.
The ONLY reason life from another planet would visit HERE would be for comedy relief.
B.G.
Oh Bob, I don't know. All they have to do to is land their space ship on the Mexican/American border and walk on in, pick up an I.D. and SS#, stop by the BMV for a drivers license, stop by the local Bank Of America for a car loan then off to the dealership. Hop skip and a jump from there to the WIC and welfare departments and it's on to the apartment complex to pick out a 3 bedroom, get settled in and it's off to the local Democratic Party H.Q. for some help getting to the polls so they can elect someone to maintain that new lifestyle!
What a country! We want ALL the aliens happy!!!!