So its democracy versus capitalism at this point, friends, and we out on this frontier outpost of the human world are perhaps better positioned than anyone else to see this and to fight this global battle, theres empty land here, theres scarce and nonrenewable resources here, and were going to get swept up into the fight and we cannot choose not to be part of it, we are one of the prizes and our fate will be decided by what happens throughout the human world. That being the case, we had better band together for the common good, for Mars and for us and for all the people on earth and for the seven generations, its going to be hard its going to take years, and the stronger we are the better our chances, which is why Im so happy to see that burning meteor in the sky pumping the matrix of life into our world, and why Im so happy to see you all here to celebrate it together, a representative congress of all that I love in this world, but look I think that steel-drum band is ready to play arent you (shouts of assent) so why dont you folks start and well dance till dawn and tomorrow scatter on the winds and down the sides of this great mountain, to carry the gift everywhere.
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