Comments on: Gort of the interplanetary police force http://airminded.org/2009/01/01/gort-of-the-interplanetary-police-force/ Airpower and British society, 1908-1941 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:05:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Brett Holman http://airminded.org/2009/01/01/gort-of-the-interplanetary-police-force/comment-page-1/#comment-95344 Brett Holman Tue, 13 Jan 2009 05:48:49 +0000 http://airminded.org/?p=1119#comment-95344 Paul: Well spotted -- <em>The Shape of Things to Come</em> certainly ties in with the international air force idea, although as usual it's Wells' own take on it (rather than preventing war, the world has to be ruined by war first ...) Erik and Jakob: No comment! Paul:

Well spotted — The Shape of Things to Come certainly ties in with the international air force idea, although as usual it’s Wells’ own take on it (rather than preventing war, the world has to be ruined by war first …)

Erik and Jakob:

No comment!

]]> By: Jakob http://airminded.org/2009/01/01/gort-of-the-interplanetary-police-force/comment-page-1/#comment-95321 Jakob Mon, 12 Jan 2009 12:02:13 +0000 http://airminded.org/?p=1119#comment-95321 LSD, dude... peace and love! Ahem. LSD, dude… peace and love!

Ahem.

]]> By: Erik Lund http://airminded.org/2009/01/01/gort-of-the-interplanetary-police-force/comment-page-1/#comment-95287 Erik Lund Sun, 11 Jan 2009 18:32:35 +0000 http://airminded.org/?p=1119#comment-95287 What would go in a bomb of peace? Anthrax? Napalm? Or just good old fashioned high explosives? (Trick question, I know. The "international police force" was supposed to drop leaflets and then high explosive, so as to blow up buildilngs and leave the people standing....) What would go in a bomb of peace? Anthrax? Napalm? Or just good old fashioned high explosives?
(Trick question, I know. The “international police force” was supposed to drop leaflets and then high explosive, so as to blow up buildilngs and leave the people standing….)

]]> By: Paul http://airminded.org/2009/01/01/gort-of-the-interplanetary-police-force/comment-page-1/#comment-95156 Paul Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:55:59 +0000 http://airminded.org/?p=1119#comment-95156 An international air force makes me think of Wells "Wings Over The World". Their flying wings with the bombs of peace would subdue any rogue nations. An international air force makes me think of Wells “Wings Over The World”.
Their flying wings with the bombs of peace would subdue any rogue nations.

]]> By: Erik Lund http://airminded.org/2009/01/01/gort-of-the-interplanetary-police-force/comment-page-1/#comment-94927 Erik Lund Sat, 03 Jan 2009 16:10:33 +0000 http://airminded.org/?p=1119#comment-94927 If only we'd listened to those visionaries. Then the whole world would be as peaceful as Iraq is today! If only we’d listened to those visionaries. Then the whole world would be as peaceful as Iraq is today!

]]> By: Centauri Dreams » Blog Archive » Centauri Planets: Year-End Thoughts http://airminded.org/2009/01/01/gort-of-the-interplanetary-police-force/comment-page-1/#comment-94838 Centauri Dreams » Blog Archive » Centauri Planets: Year-End Thoughts Thu, 01 Jan 2009 21:46:24 +0000 http://airminded.org/?p=1119#comment-94838 [...] Day the Earth Stood Still will want to read Brett Holman’s comments on the film in his superb Airminded blog. I particularly like his last line: “I do wonder just how credible a threat is a fleet [...] [...] Day the Earth Stood Still will want to read Brett Holman’s comments on the film in his superb Airminded blog. I particularly like his last line: “I do wonder just how credible a threat is a fleet [...]

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