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Neil DeGrasse Tyson Urges America To Challenge China To a Space Race
An anonymous reader writes: According to a Tuesday story in the UK edition of the International Business Times, Neil deGrasse Tyson, the celebrity astrophysicist and media personality, advocates a space race between the United States and China. The idea is that such a race would spur innovation and cause industry to grow. The Apollo race to the moon caused a similar explosive period of scientific research and engineering development. You might prefer the Sydney Morning Herald piece on which the IB Times article is based.
Basically, China is focused on annexing as much as they can and claiming they've always had it.
Because China apparently thrives on that sort of thing.
So, fall behind China on the space race at your own peril, or you'll find they've annexed the entire moon.
China believes it can make up any rules it wants. Because China's leaders are batshit crazy, and China's citizens have been kept in the dark so long they don't know what happened at Tiananmen Square.
Love the Chinese people. Hate the Chinese government.
Basically, the US is focused on controlling as much as they can and claiming they've always had it.
Because US apparently thrives on that sort of thing.
So, fall behind the US on the arms race at your own peril, or you'll find they've policed the entire earth.
The US believes it can make up any rules it wants. Because the USA's leaders are batshit crazy, and US citizens have been kept in the dark so long they don't know what happened at Tiananmen Square, or any number of other issues.
Love the US people. Hate the US government.
See how much fun generalizations can be?
Don't get me wrong, I'm from the US and love my country. But our government is so far off the rails at this point, train wreck doesn't even begin to describe it. I also have friends from and in China. The bullshit propaganda their government tells them lines up with the truth about as much as what ours tells us about China.