s.  _________________"Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return." -Anonymous  I tend to think there's maybe a little more grey area than good countries vs evil countries. And I'm Amerian!  Anyway, to re-rail the thread, would I trade democracy for space? sure, if the future offered something better than democracy. I'm happy to live in one, but I don't assume that it's the best possible form of government.  