• technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    7 days ago

    We Should Immediately Nationalize Dismantle SpaceX and Starlink

    There’s nothing to be gained from continuing these military grifts.

  • enkers@sh.itjust.works
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    11 days ago

    Honestly surprising to see the ratio here. (11⬆️ to 7⬇️ at time of posting.) Downvoters, I’m curious about your rationale: why do you think this is a bad idea?

    • StrawberryPigtails@lemmy.sdf.org
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      11 days ago

      The only time the government is willing to spend money on space exploration ( or anything for that matter) is if they are trying to play a game of “Im better then you” with other nations.

      We have a public space agency in the US and they have done jack all in maned space exploration since the end of the Apollo program. And what little they have done has been massively overpriced.

      In my opinion , it’s best to have both public and commercial space flight programs. Greed in two different directions might actually accomplish something and I strongly believe that we need a STRONG space presence not just in our own solar system but in many systems throughout the galaxy for our own survival as a species.

      • technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        7 days ago

        The only time the government is willing to spend money on space exploration ( or anything for that matter) is if they are trying to play a game of “Im better then you” with other nations.

        Mostly true but perhaps a more important motivation is threatening the entire planet with doomsday.

        we need a STRONG space presence not just in our own solar system but in many systems throughout the galaxy for our own survival as a species.

        The MIC will love this endless fantasy. Inter-galactic imperialism! $$$!

        The moon is not enough

  • bieren@lemmy.zip
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    11 days ago

    While I like the idea. The last thing we need to do, is give trump the power to do this.

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      11 days ago

      …he has it? That’s a power of the government. It may require more than just trump to say to do it, but he definitely has the ability to nationalize just about anything.