Re: Socialists in Space [Re: China aims for moon]

On Wed, 03 Dec 2003 06:43:28 GMT, in a place far, far away, Joseph
Oberlander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made the phosphor on my
monitor glow in such a way as to indicate that:

>Rand Simberg wrote:
>
>>>That was the critical difference with the USSR - they wanted to
>>>out-everything us to look better and make a point.  China could
>>>care less.  That means it will be done in a no-frills but inexpensive
>>>manner(which is a good thing, actually - we probably will buy lots
>>>of cheap boosters from them)
>> 
>> 
>> Not cheap enough.
>
>Don't think of our our leaders so highly.  They'd sell out anyone
>if the price was right.  Afterall, that's the capatalist way, isn't it?

Corrupt politicians have nothing to do with capitalism.  Perhaps
you're unfamiliar with the concept?

And the price won't be right because, as I said, they won't be cheap
enough.

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