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Offline djones520

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I just watched an interesting show.
« on: August 04, 2009, 01:03:38 PM »
A Torchwood mini-series called Children of the Earth.

It's basic premise was that an alien species learned that certain chemicals that children make act as a drug to their species, so they demand that humanity turn over 10% of it's child population or be annihilated.  The governments capitulated and went along with them.  To make it even worse, all the wheeling and dealing going on just really made me feel like they where dealing with the current US government, instead of the British one.

It really made me think about how the US Government would handle the situation.  Now I'd like to say that our current government would not give in no matter what.  But I can't say it without certainty.  I feel pretty certain that our last Administration wouldn't have even considered the offer and would have fought no matter how hopeless the odds.

I find it sad that in today's world I can't really trust in my government to make the right choice, if a situation like that where to happen.
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Re: I just watched an interesting show.
« Reply #1 on: August 04, 2009, 01:08:31 PM »
Hell, Jonesy, some of the stuff going around the net demonstrates that OUR Government is up to killing off people. Cancer causing agents in vaccines, lithium and fluoride in the water, and many other conspiracy theories. Most of these theories go back to the World Health Organization and the FDA and their evil deeds.
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Re: I just watched an interesting show.
« Reply #2 on: August 04, 2009, 02:25:56 PM »
It was a pretty good mini-series.  I think the underlying theme is that most government types are looking out to CYA and to get more power.  It comes back to the age old conundrum, do the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.
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Re: I just watched an interesting show.
« Reply #3 on: August 05, 2009, 06:12:55 AM »
Quote from: djones520 on August 04, 2009, 01:03:38 PM
A Torchwood mini-series called Children of the Earth.

It's basic premise was that an alien species learned that certain chemicals that children make act as a drug to their species, so they demand that humanity turn over 10% of it's child population or be annihilated.  The governments capitulated and went along with them.  To make it even worse, all the wheeling and dealing going on just really made me feel like they where dealing with the current US government, instead of the British one.

It really made me think about how the US Government would handle the situation.  Now I'd like to say that our current government would not give in no matter what.  But I can't say it without certainty.  I feel pretty certain that our last Administration wouldn't have even considered the offer and would have fought no matter how hopeless the odds.

I find it sad that in today's world I can't really trust in my government to make the right choice, if a situation like that where to happen.
What channel is that on DJ?
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Re: I just watched an interesting show.
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