tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post1996510081213488213..comments2024-03-18T04:09:49.450-05:00Comments on Future War Stories: FWS Topics: Why Aliens wanna kick our ass!Williamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17218428427067689631noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-57164126258736358852017-05-11T02:57:09.225-05:002017-05-11T02:57:09.225-05:00One option is that the earth and solar system isof...One option is that the earth and solar system isof strategic/economic advantage to the aliens. Just as sailing navies resupplied from less technicaly advanced nations using barter or force, so the 'aliens' could be seeking to take advantage of either natural resources or our manufacturing ability. They have no interest/desire to occupie our world, but like in the pacific durring ww2 the allies made use of the natives to help them fight.<br /><br />Any actual combat between us and them would be more in the mode of use a gunship/local force to keep the natives quite.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-33618906200779624882016-10-18T15:03:26.970-05:002016-10-18T15:03:26.970-05:00Great point midnite! I have made my own race of ho...Great point midnite! I have made my own race of hostile aliens, and that is the reason they are hostile to us. Their government cannot remain stable for long without someone to fight.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-18000962365985627802016-01-05T14:13:33.385-06:002016-01-05T14:13:33.385-06:00Here's another reason I can think off... an al...Here's another reason I can think off... an alien civilization might require an enemy purely because their current power hierarchy (and the dependent economic, social and political system that keeps them in power) cannot remain stable without one. The Aztecs are a good historical example of this - many would say the same thing about the US military-industrial complex. And preferably, a "chosen" enemy for such military adventurism should not be too technologically advanced, but still be capable of being a potential threat. Kind of like us.Midnitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04126049690352858968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-68611748485254339882014-12-26T15:15:04.384-06:002014-12-26T15:15:04.384-06:00i love what you have say. but i think an alien rac...i love what you have say. but i think an alien race that is capable of space travel would be able to detect planets with alien life across the universe very easily. look at us we have the kepler telescope and it is able to find planets in the "goldie locks zone" so i think an alien race a million years older than the human race,even 5000 years older than us may have technology to find planes very easy unlike what you said on this point "Aliens wanna kick our ass because they can?" but i still like what u have to say.<br />Could you be a contributor to my community and express your imagination .just create an account and start expressing your imagination. here is the url -http://www.k4kami.comkamihttp://www.k4kami.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-39477976142176096172014-12-13T08:09:18.560-06:002014-12-13T08:09:18.560-06:00And I agree with you. The issue is that I suffer f...And I agree with you. The issue is that I suffer from a learning disability that has made English grammar difficult throughout my life, and it is a terrible embarrassment. Technology helps, but not completely. I do edit more than I used to, but it does not always help. I will attempt to do better in the future, and I do believe that the later blogpost have been better. It is my hope that you see the ideas rather than the errors....because my ideas are fucking awesome. Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17218428427067689631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-58495342580186910562014-12-12T04:58:02.397-06:002014-12-12T04:58:02.397-06:00I like to read your work but sometimes I can't...I like to read your work but sometimes I can't get past the grammar or the sentence structure. Do you read your blog before you post it? I would think an award winning college graduate would be able to write a sentence that makes sense.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-85994521022560587612014-08-22T15:33:40.459-05:002014-08-22T15:33:40.459-05:00I agree. Much of the alien-human conflicts seen sc...I agree. Much of the alien-human conflicts seen sci-fi are just that, sci-fi. That is, unless, you believe in Ancient Astronaut theory and current UFO theories. Any FLT or interstellar civilization would be advanced beyond using us as slaves or food. As for water, there is the moon of Enceladus of Saturn that has more water than Terra...and no nuclear armed hairless apes to deal with. Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17218428427067689631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-91824475796757491402014-08-22T13:27:59.588-05:002014-08-22T13:27:59.588-05:00Aliens would be very unlikely to "attack"...Aliens would be very unlikely to "attack" our civilisation in it's current state, we would be like ants to them in terms of our energy consumption and not much more than the simplest of primates in terms of our knowledge. Bear in mind for aliens to land on earth they've got to cross light years of space, probably more because if they were within a few light years we would likely have seen some heat emissions from their civilisation already. any "attack" would be more like us being an ant crushed under the first brick laid for your new house/road/etc. the other attack motives are that they see us as a threat, we're not that advanced yet but if they detected us as a society of comparable advancement to theirs they might see us as a threat. it's like the classic "prisoner's dilemma" because if they don't attack they think we could, in an interstellar war no-one wants to be last to strike. a third "attack" may come from them landing a probe on our planet to investigative this extraordinary rock they've spotted, if said probe uses a high powered orion drive fro braking it might to damage even if that was not the aliens intention. as for stealing our water, that's like invading the sahara for it's ice. wanting our planet, there are plenty more rocks with no life on them to complicate matters. wanting us as slaves, they are a type II or III civilisation (kardashev scale), that's like us enslaving an ant colony, they aren't much use for our needs. kicking our ass "because they can", they might be an interstellar civilisation but there will be cheaper and easier ways for them to entertain themselves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-40177106976977531692012-07-24T15:53:37.930-05:002012-07-24T15:53:37.930-05:00Blogger has been acting odd lately. I am of two mi...Blogger has been acting odd lately. I am of two minds about the possibility of alien invasion or war with aliens, I think when we push out and achieve FTL, we will fight over resources, atmospheric standard worlds, or terrformable worlds, or just power. But, I also have a believe in ancient astronaut theory, despite being a history major/teacher, so, in some ways, to me, the aliens came and involved themselves in our development by design or accident. I guess the prime directive didn't exist then. But, according to physics, FTL is impossible...<br />BTW: Hard at work on the Sentry Gun post...been interesting researchWilliamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17218428427067689631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-68846206368398408692012-07-23T17:20:28.806-05:002012-07-23T17:20:28.806-05:00Forgot to put my name on my last comment- this was...Forgot to put my name on my last comment- this was Christopher Phoenix. Sorry!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-60571294198000034762012-07-23T17:19:15.920-05:002012-07-23T17:19:15.920-05:00Well, I'm pretty sure aliens won't come to...Well, I'm pretty sure aliens won't come to steal human women, take our water, or enslave us (they do have robots, do they not?). Their insatiable desire for strawberry ice cream could draw them here, though- I'd better advise the MiB on this one. : )<br /><br />The most likely scenario for human-alien conflict isn't "alien invasion", in my opinion. If two species begin expanding outward through the galaxy and then encounter each other, conflict may possibly result if they compete for the same resources. In this case, it won't be Earth vs. an alien invasion force, but one interstellar civilization conflicting with another interstellar civilization. In a few short thousand years, you have exploded stars, ruined planets, smashed solar systems, and dead civilizations scattered across a few thousand light years.<br /><br />By the way, the terms UVASER and GRASER are not really mine- one of the early laser pioneers suggested that we use "-aser" as a suffix to accurately denote the spectrum of light emitted by the device. Thus, UVASER for lasers that emit ultraviolet light, XASER for lasers that emit x-rays, and so on. This naming scheme did not catch on, even though the term RASER was briefly popular for devices that emit coherent radio frequency energy. If we did use this scheme, we would have to reclassify all our experimental military infrared laser weapons as IRASERs!! I'm sorry I didn't tell you this earlier, but blogger ate all my comments...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-79524206316832713142012-07-15T13:40:00.961-05:002012-07-15T13:40:00.961-05:00You hit the nail on the head, Chris for one of the...You hit the nail on the head, Chris for one of the prime reasons I started FWS two years ago, as a resource for MSF writers like myself and you. <br />It was maddening to research something for my novels and search and search but find nothing...and I'm a trained historical researcher! The only site that I ever found similar to FWS was this site: http://www.military-sf.com/<br />I am trying to finish my own take on the armored power suit vs. alien bugs book Endangered Species, which the rough draft should be done this month. I wish you good luck on your MSF tale, Chris. Let me know if I or FWS can be of any help!Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17218428427067689631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-63488658451044139112012-07-15T11:07:47.639-05:002012-07-15T11:07:47.639-05:00Thanks mate, it just bumped to me in a brainstormi...Thanks mate, it just bumped to me in a brainstorming session I had about my own military sci-fi tale. Happy anniversary on the blog, it's very informative and full of inspiration! Great job!<br />Cheers!<br />ChrisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-64715754299086785562012-07-14T19:20:12.675-05:002012-07-14T19:20:12.675-05:00Chris, I owe you a tall frosty one! It is so screw...Chris, I owe you a tall frosty one! It is so screwed up that I forgotten to include that one! Right on, mate! The Combine used trans-human soldiers in Half-Life and I even used this in my flash-fiction Empty Places. That is a damn good comment, Chris. Damn good. Thanks for reading.Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17218428427067689631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-49292588048756855852012-07-14T17:42:24.661-05:002012-07-14T17:42:24.661-05:00They could even want us to fight their wars. Human...They could even want us to fight their wars. Humans are quite adept at killing, we've killed everything mother-nature has thrown at us for several million years. Additionally we breed easily. Perhaps an advanced alien race that has trouble bringing numbers on the field, would invade us, in order to enslave and use humanity as cannon fodder. They could use genetics to mutate human females into grotesque parodies of Man, giving birth to large numbers of offspring quickly and then snatching the babies, accelerate their growth, give 'em a raygun and minimal training (thus minimizing the threat of insurrection) and throw them in hopeless battle. The said aliens will act as officers or elite warriors, much like knights in the Middle-Ages.<br />Cheers!<br />ChrisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-59697230422346613962012-07-14T13:47:26.109-05:002012-07-14T13:47:26.109-05:00That is a good point AngryBell, I've read seve...That is a good point AngryBell, I've read several times that alien visitors came or will come to do just that, showing us the error of our collective ways. Some people believe that Crop Circles are just that, a warning to our ways. I've also read people that believe that aliens will come to destroy the old ways of us, and establish a new world order, based on a better way to live. <br />Thanks for reading and commenting, AngryBell!Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17218428427067689631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-49425719341859747412012-07-13T22:16:01.160-05:002012-07-13T22:16:01.160-05:00There's one that you haven't really consid...There's one that you haven't really considered: to show us a better way to live.AngryBellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12121915142399397657noreply@blogger.com