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Originally Posted by Icon oclast
I don't think we should be bragging about what came from German minds. As to the space program, anyone that thinks it is folly to explore denies history and the human spirit. you folks don't even have freedom of speech nor do you trust yourselves enough to have a viable military.
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Hm. Your post was just about as funny as the editorial
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Did you actually understand what I wrote??
Listing some things that come from Germany is not bragging but just that- listing...........and sorry, just because a country was doing many wrongs over half a decade ago doesn't mean that in general everything coming from that country was bad or can't be applauded. The article listed (or bragged) about what comes from the US - so why is it bragging to list some counterpoints as a retort??
Second- I didn't say that exploring is folly. I study a science- so that would be a contradiction in itself if I stated that. I simply replied to the part in the text where the author wondered why noone else bothered to go to the moon after the US did (hinting at noone else being able to, which is clearly not the case anymore nowadays....) that it would be of little use spending millions to explore something again that has been explored- and is something where there is not much going on except rocks. Has nothing to do with saying that exploration in the first place is bad. Hence mention of ESA and ISS.
And sorry to say it- which rock do you live under to say that there is no freedom of speech in Germany??? May sound harsh to say it that way, but if you state that Germany doesn't have it I find no other way to put it........................and I guess I should know because I live here. Sorry to burst your bubble - but the US is not the only country with freedom of speech.
Last point- our military is very well respected as far as I know. The fact that it is small has all to do with history and it being a defensive army due to it. There is nothing wrong with our military- but thanks for your concern. And if it is not viable- I wonder why the heck the US were so upset when we didn't take part in the war in Iraq????