Dark Age News
Geschrieben von Andreas am 10. Dezember 2003 13:15:29:
Als Antwort auf: Nachrichten (o.T.) geschrieben von Napoleon am 10. Dezember 2003 06:21:15:
Tuesday, December 09, 2003
World population to level off "U.N. estimates for 2050 are down from 9.4 billion to 8.9 billion. The population is expected to stabilize at 9 billion by 2300" A marker of our civilization's stagnation. An expanding population has always been a sign of a vigorous phase in human history. E.g. there was a major population explosion after the discovery of agriculture, and the recent population explosion followed in the wake of the industrial revolution. Conversely, static population is the sign of a failing society. Population stagnated and even declined in the later Roman empire, for reasons of both disease and people having fewer children because of growing tax burdens.
posted on 9.12.03
UK military faces major overhaul Seems to be a case of preparing to fight the last war. It will be great news for China that Britain is cutting back on warships, aircraft and heavy armour.
posted on 9.12.03
Japanese Mars mission 'abandoned' Innovation failure "Japan has given up on its first interplanetary space mission on the final leg of the journey to Mars." Mars eats space probes. I believe it will not be given to our civilisation to conquer Mars. That will be the privilege of a future renascent civilisation, one that has the kind of robust attitude of the early European explorers. I suspect the first permanent structure on Mars will be a mosque.
posted on 9.12.03
Iraq car bomb injures 58 troops Disintegration The war on terrorism seems to be failing.
posted on 9.12.03
Six die in Moscow suicide blast This is the second such bombing in recent weeks. The war on terrorism seems to be failing. Disintegration Terrorists are winning the battle with states.
posted on 9.12.03