Keld [he/him, any]@hexbear.net to Chapotraphouse@hexbear.netEnglish · 5 months agoHow come "We have to do it because China does it/Is going to do it" only applies to throwing public money at scams or the weapons industry, and never investing in infrastructuremessage-squaremessage-square11linkfedilinkarrow-up1103arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up1103arrow-down1message-squareHow come "We have to do it because China does it/Is going to do it" only applies to throwing public money at scams or the weapons industry, and never investing in infrastructureKeld [he/him, any]@hexbear.net to Chapotraphouse@hexbear.netEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square11linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarePoutine [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28·5 months agoPeople say that the Space Race was about “beating the commies”, but conspicuously, rockets are also useful for military ventures. If it were only about proving how great capitalism is, we would have a Rail Race.
minus-squareEndlessNightmare@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·5 months ago If it were only about proving how great capitalism is, we would have a Rail Race. Don’t threaten me with a good time. We could go really wild and have an Affordable Healthcare Race.
People say that the Space Race was about “beating the commies”, but conspicuously, rockets are also useful for military ventures. If it were only about proving how great capitalism is, we would have a Rail Race.
Don’t threaten me with a good time. We could go really wild and have an Affordable Healthcare Race.