I did a post here on my other blog over my thoughts on what America's role in space should be for the next decade.
(Note: I did this as a Facebook post; I'm just re-posting here for historical reasons.) I’m going to go ahead and note right off that you and I are probably not going to see eye to eye on this issue. That’s okay; I’ve no intention of trying to “win” a discussion or anything; only to share concerns and thoughts. Civilized discussion I feel has really taken a turn for the worst lately, and I’d like to try and make effort and be civilized especially given the strong emotions both sides have on the issue. To my actual concerns: I empathize with the feeling that people have about the National Anthem; the actions of sacrifice. I do. I don’t think anyone who is protesting and kneeling has any intent of trivializing the men and women who’ve served. I’ve shared an article on my wall that gives the side of Kaep and Reid on why they started what they started. Here’s the thing about protesting: the intent is to cause people to take notice. People protest in all sorts of ways and in all s...
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