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[fit2rule]

America could stop spending so much money on killing and death, and be a real space-hero nation.

Its an uncomfortable truth, but there are a lot of better things America could be doing with its war economy.

[hueving → fit2rule]

That's a pretty rudimentary and tired view. Having a single super power that acts as playground bully seems to leave the world in a pretty stable state. It's hard to ignore that fact. A massive cut in the military budget could have unintended consequences of another cold war, etc.

[DanBC → hueving]

> leave the world in a pretty stable state.

I genuinely can't tell if you believe that or if you're being sarcastic.

US + others military intervention has left many bits of the world in a terrible state.

[hueving → DanBC]

I don't think you understand how relatively stable it is now compared to the era of world wars we just exited.

[fit2rule → hueving]

Perhaps you are not seeing the destruction and utterly dire circumstances of the people on the receiving end of America's military might.

[happyscrappy → fit2rule]

What is your excuse for other nations who don't spend enough on space programs? Or is the US the only country with an obligation to explore space?

[fit2rule → happyscrappy]

Plenty of nations should be spending more on space, but all of them should be spending less on war.