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In reply to the discussion: We made Oxygen!!!! On Mars!!! With a toaster sized thingy! [View all]Victor_c3
(3,557 posts)39. Waste yes, but a much better way to direct nationalism
Instead of building weapons to kill people and having parades and celebrations to honor those who served and died in our nations wars as a result of our leaders failures at diplomacy, Id much rather elses the resources dumped into something like space exploration. At least there humanity could potentially gain something tangible.
Besides, Memorial Day should be a National day of shame and mourning and not a day we celebrate and get good deals on mattresses.
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There is no way a Republican/Nazi celebrates O2 on Mars because Jesus.
johnthewoodworker
Apr 2021
#4
There is something about exploring the horizons of knowledge that is akin to Art
Tom Rinaldo
Apr 2021
#19
Taxpayers are funding New Earth for the elite when they are done trashing this planet.
Irish_Dem
Apr 2021
#29
Totally incorrect, space exploration leads to countless news technologies right here on Earth.
Agschmid
Apr 2021
#32
That is one of the best lines in cinematic history. How did go? Oh yeah;
Carlitos Brigante
Apr 2021
#23
I'm anxious to see what the combination applicance Hate Zapper/Love Infuser will do
abqtommy
Apr 2021
#17