"The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those who speak it." Orwell
"“The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.”
Plato
"The secret of freedom lies in educating people, whereas the secret of tyranny is in keeping them ignorant" Robespierre
Tuesday, December 12, 2017
The Man In The Moon
Trump directs NASA to refocus on putting people back on the moon. Then MARS.
First thought: Okay, cool. New technology. Neat live video, if I live that long.
Second thought: Trump directs NASA to stop paying attention to how we're destroying the planet, and how much worse it'll get with his deregulation/fossil fuel madness.
Third thought: Yep. Important to think at least twice.
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If only we could send him there, and keep him there!
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There must be coal up there to shovel into his steam engine or oil to build another pipeline to shower its blessings on our atmosphere! The dunce strikes again!
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