The Case for Mars

Global Climate Change is consuming this planet alive. The way I see it, humans have no chance of surviving on this planet anymore within my lifetime because of this fact alone. The climate is changing dramatically. The ice caps are melting. This is a fact. This is causing the oceans to rise. True sea level is rising every day. This will cause the displacement of all coastal cities on the planet. The controversy on a masque being constructed near ground zero? In less than two decades, that controversy will be irrelevant because ground zero -- as well as the entirety of New York City -- will be under water. Hurricanes are hitting all over the coasts of America, Asia and Africa more frequently and with much more of a vengeance. Tsunami's are devastating entire countries. It's only a matter of time before the Mid-West -- And California, and all earthquake spots -- feel the biggest earthquakes on record. The food chains of this planet are slowly dying. Soon enough, there won't be enough food in the global food chains to supply the occupants of this state, much less this entire planet. The more I read and hear about the slow pace of change regarding the advancements and dispursing of green technologies and us fixing this hell hole of a planet, the more I am convinced that in order for the family blood lines of the entirety of the occupants of this planet to continue on, we cannot stay here on this planet. Therefore, we need to find another planet to permanently colonize. For the good of National Security of America -- and each and every single nation on this ball we call Earth -- we need to fix the planet or get the fuck off of it. In order for the wealthy and the middle class to keep staying alive to enjoy their money and make more of it, we need to fix this planet or get the fuck off of it. In order for the common people to spite the governments they supposedly represent, they need to fix this planet of get the fuck off. In order to survive, in order to make more money, in order to propigate, in order to be human... we need to either fix this place, or move the fuck off of this ball of dust. And in order to colonize Mars, we need to teraform the fuck out of it. We need to make it habitable. And at this point, I think making Mars habitable is easier to do than fixing this place. And cheaper. And less time consuming. Take that as you will. -[alpha]{BETA}[delta]