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SteveBennett7g t1_iwl46kh wrote

Reply to comment by BillHicksScream in An unsuccessful search for aliens: Is the end of humanity inevitable? by That_Teach_9224

Right? That whole Kardashev system has always struck me as a bizarre overgrowth of capitalist, imperialist fantasies. A civilization powerful enough to dominate space like a plague would be wise enough not to want to. What are we, the Borg?

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BillHicksScream t1_iwm22x7 wrote

The Soviets wanted to colonize the solar system.

"Communism + Capitalism are two sides of the same coin". - Gary Snyder.

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SteveBennett7g t1_iwmw43t wrote

"Under capitalism, man exploits man, but under socialism the reverse is true" -- I forget who.

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