Fuck that. Getting to the moon beats anything. It's such a humungous step forward for the human race I, and anyone else sufficiently zoomed out, would sacrifice a million lives to achieve it.
Schleebenhorst What did it accomplish for us? Is the space race really so important as to let people starve for it's sake? SHouldn't we dedicate our resources to tending to our affairs here before we go off to other worlds (or satellites)?
I agree. Collecting rocks and pretty pictures in space is cool, but the cost negates the advantage it gives anyone. Until we humans are capable of feeding and educating all of our own right here we have no business blowing trillions on militarist space programs that have zero return for the money, other than rocks in museum cases and pretty National Geographic photos.
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It's not like the technology disappears after that first trip to the moon. It's not just a case of "Well, we went to the moon, fuck it." It leads on to different things. It only seems slow because it's happening in the times we are living in. In the future people will probably look back at 1960-2160: The Space Age, or something like that. Something like that is worth jettisoning a few poor people for.
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Actually, in some ways, it does seem to be like that. The technology hasn't actually disappeared. The improvements of technology that were brought up by the space race have trickled down through our society in a great many ways, but, in the new race to the moon, it seems that the technology has to be recreated. Apollo was so long ago that the savvy built up by the technicians has faded away. Otherwise, we could just say, "Ok. Let's go to the moon tomorrow." Instead we have to set a tentative date of years from now as we once more build up the technology base to get us there. Sad, really. Anyway. How about Attila? Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
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Mobutu Sese Seko has my vote =O What a guy..! Idi Amin is the king (or dictator, rather) of bling. Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! Old Francisco could get the 'Edward Norton lookalike runners up prize!' Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
I disagree with the last sentence. Would jettisoning a few rich people be worth space-rock collecting? If I were IN CHARGE the entire space program would be scuttled. Only weather satellite technology would escape my raid on the militarization of space.
