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Many So-called Pragmatists Want Nothing To Do With Space Exploration Or Other Kinds Of Ambitious Endeavours That Don't Have A Clear Payoff. This Mentality Is Hugely Damaging To Our Success As A Civilization. Our Desire To Understand The Universe Is Kindled By Curiosity And Wonder, And This Has Fuelled Countless Scientific Breakthroughs.

Vladimir Putin Is The Bigger Danger Than Donald Trump Because Trump Can Be Dealt With Within American Democracy. There Is An Independent Judiciary. He Cannot Overrule American Courts. He Will Have To Play By Some Rules. He Will Do Damage Certainly, But To Do Real Damage I Think He Is Too Weak. Putin Is Aggressive Wherever He Can Be. In Europe, In Germany, Putin Will Not Stop.

There Is No Democracy In Russia. Dictators Do Not Go Away Through The Vote. Putin Relies On Riot Police, Thousands Of Them, With Heavy Equipment, Fighting Russian Youngsters From Opposition.

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