ISLAND ONE, a prime time family sitcom set on the High Frontier

The left in general is far more anti-authoritarian than the right.
Sure, there have been left-wing authoritarians like Communists, but
they're basically extinct. Right-wing authoritarians by contrast
run the whole US government, and they spend more money than any
Democrat ever dreamed of because they've gone berzerk with the
credit card instead of having to get the taxes passed without being
thrown out of office.

--- In spacesettlers@yahoogroups.com, "terrierkeeper"
wrote:
>
> Some of these Big Picture things would be hard to fit into a sit-
com.
> THough they will be problems for future colonists.
>
> Certainly Island Two will be the time when these things will
reallyy
> start popping up.
>
> However Beurocrats are a good source of Comedy. There's nothing
> funnier than a buffon in charge, unless it's real life.
> You might have an episode when some UN delegation coming up and
> telling the colonists how to run their lives with a typical we
know
> better than you attitude. These people, as with the left in
general,
> think decisions and power are from the top down rather than
listening
> to the people from whom their power actually comes. One need only
> look to the news to see this in practice.
>
> As for his discouraging colonists, I doubt that thought would even
> enter their petty little minds. Still I suppose they can be played
> out for the clowns they are for great humor.
>
> Personally, I find I enjoy a good drama. Something intellectually
> challenging to the mind. In my novel I have an Israili go back in
> time to prevent the Holocaust. Which hardly provides anyone with
any
> place for humor. First he assasinates Hitler, then he starts
> ripping out the machinery from within. While at the same time,
there
> is the war going on. Hardly any place for comedy to be played.
>
> --- In spacesettlers@yahoogroups.com, "Xenophile"
> wrote:
> >
> > --- In spacesettlers, "terrierkeeper" wrote:
> >
> > > Actually it could be much like the wild west.
> >
> > Sorry. I'm still thinking a cross between Jamestown, Walnut
Grove
> > and Celebration, Florida.
> >
> > > Little house on the prairie had much in common with the towns
of
> > > the time. But remember what happened to the Cole Younger and
James
> > > Gangs?
> >
> > Bang bang.
> >
> > > Or the Daltons? Those farming towns had little in common with
> > > Tombstone.
> >
> > True, and trouble finds small towns, sleepy villages, and major
> > metropolitan mega-cities just the same.
> >
> > > In addition to which there is one question that will have to be
> > > asked of the Space Islands. Who will run the governments?
> >
> > There is absolutely no way these can be built without first
> answering
> > the questions "who's in charge?" and "why is that person (or
group)
> > in charge?"
> >
> > I'm not quite sure how to work that into a family sitcome,
though,
> > unless I make one of the parents the mayor/govenor/iron-fisted
> > dictator/whatever.
> >
> > > I suspect the UN Might try for a power grab and want to run
them
> as
> > > International Settlements according to their own rules and
with no
> > > regard to wishes of the inhabitants.
> >
> > Maybe those ARE the wishes of the inhabitants.
> >
> > > They'll want to appoint governments rather than hold
elections.
> And
> > > if any elections are held they'll insist on writing the
> > > constituitions and veto for any candidate they may dislike.
> >
> > Why would they do that? They are going to have a hard time
finding
> > settlers if they try that.
> >
> > > The issue of popular soverenty comes up almost immediately.
> >
> > Before the things are built, I would imagine.
> >
> > > Thent there is crime and punishment.
> >
> > Again, I'm not sure how to portray that in a family sitcom. I
> > suppose I could do an episode where the teenaged boy is peer
> > preasured into commiting some minor crime, thus giving us a look
at
> > how Island law enforcement and criminal justice works.
Certainly