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If I recall correctly opinion polling on the original Apollo program wasn't universally positive either. Space missions don't impress people who want money spen
by nemomarx 7mo ago
If I recall correctly opinion polling on the original Apollo program wasn't universally positive either. Space missions don't impress people who want money spent on the ground, it etc
- fhdkweig 7mo agoThe famous spoken word poem Whitey on the Moon was on exactly this topic. "Accompanied by conga drums, Scott-Heron's narrative tells of medical debt, high taxes and poverty experienced at the time of the Apollo Moon landings. The poem critiques the resources spent on the space program while Black Americans were experiencing social and economic disparities at home." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitey_on_the_Moon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitey_on_the_Moon
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