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I am pretty sure they were talking about the discrimination aspects that should not be celebrated, as they referred to the OP's "By these standards". Then adds

I am pretty sure they were talking about the discrimination aspects that should not be celebrated, as they referred to the OP's "By these standards". Then adds "can still celebrate major historical achievements". So no, I do not believe they were saying we should not celebrate the moon landing, instead we should probably not make personal heroes out of people that may not have had great character that may have been a part of those great efforts.

naasking 4y ago
> I am pretty sure they were talking about the discrimination aspects that should not be celebrated Except no one is arguing that we should be celebrating discrimination. The original poster said, "By these standards we shouldn't celebrate the NASA moon landings because [NASA probably had racists back then]". He's not suggesting we should celebrate racism, he's suggesting we should celebrate the moon landings and acknowledge those who achieved it despite the racism. The person I replied to literally said, unqualified, that those things are not worth celebrating. Since the only thing the original post suggested we celebrate is the moon landing, the conclusion is obvious.
- tshaddox 4y ago
  Yes, my point is precisely that you can celebrate one thing (moon landings) without celebrating other things (all those bad things the commenter listed that were closely associated with the moon landings).
  - naasking 4y ago
    The only people disputing your point are those who are trying to get the Webb telescope renamed.