<![CDATA[Normally I'd be more excited about a moon mission, but I'd vastly prefer if any other nation was doing it.]]>Normally I'd be more excited about a moon mission, but I'd vastly prefer if any other nation was doing it. Can't really care about it when the US is bombing civilian bridges in Iran and then bombing the first responders (and as of today, apparently announcing genocide. Not their first time, I guess).

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/1576191f-c80e-4ddb-a427-160b592fbb0c/normally-i-d-be-more-excited-about-a-moon-mission-but-i-d-vastly-prefer-if-any-other-nation-was-doing-it.RSS for NodeFri, 17 Apr 2026 18:01:37 GMTTue, 07 Apr 2026 14:17:12 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Normally I'd be more excited about a moon mission, but I'd vastly prefer if any other nation was doing it. on Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:22:41 GMT]]>@Madmonkey @Gargron @buzz

yeah, like my racist uncle. real funny har har

not

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/benroyce/statuses/116364106874776285https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/benroyce/statuses/116364106874776285Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:22:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Normally I'd be more excited about a moon mission, but I'd vastly prefer if any other nation was doing it. on Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:21:39 GMT]]>@Gargron @Madmonkey @buzz

it's not funny or a joke, unless someone considers casual bigotry "a funny joke"

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/benroyce/statuses/116364102839998447https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/benroyce/statuses/116364102839998447Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:21:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Normally I'd be more excited about a moon mission, but I'd vastly prefer if any other nation was doing it. on Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:19:50 GMT]]>@Gargron any scientific advancement from this mission would immediately find its way into the military industrial complex and be used against innocents in the next genocide. Thankfully, the scientific value of the mission is very limited. I'm just angry that us Europeans collaborate with the fascists on this mission

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://ohai.social/users/haaflife/statuses/116364095711244559https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://ohai.social/users/haaflife/statuses/116364095711244559Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:19:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Normally I'd be more excited about a moon mission, but I'd vastly prefer if any other nation was doing it. on Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:19:39 GMT]]>@Gargron There are multiples more concerns Earth bound, so wasting more vital resources on even further value spaces, is amateurish at best.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://c.im/ap/users/115691859295411580/statuses/116364094979416127https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://c.im/ap/users/115691859295411580/statuses/116364094979416127Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:19:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Normally I'd be more excited about a moon mission, but I'd vastly prefer if any other nation was doing it. on Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:16:35 GMT]]>@Gargron

' astronaut , recently named as the pilot of the mission around the Moon, listens to 's poem "Whitey on the Moon" twice a week on the way to work'

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Artemis II pilot Victor Glover wants to talk about "Whitey on the Moon" with his colleagues

"Where we were in 1968, when humans first set out on this voyage, our country is in a very similar place now."

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A rat done bit my sister Nell
(with Whitey on the Moon)
Her face and arms began to swell
(and Whitey's on the Moon)
I can't pay no doctor bill
(but Whitey's on the Moon)
Ten years from now I'll be paying still
(while Whitey's on the Moon)

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/benroyce/statuses/116364082922542242https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/benroyce/statuses/116364082922542242Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:16:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Normally I'd be more excited about a moon mission, but I'd vastly prefer if any other nation was doing it. on Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:03:41 GMT]]>@Madmonkey @buzz If it's a joke, it doesn't come across that way.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Gargron/statuses/116364032154519739https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Gargron/statuses/116364032154519739Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:03:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Normally I'd be more excited about a moon mission, but I'd vastly prefer if any other nation was doing it. on Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:03:16 GMT]]>@Gargron My feelings exactly, Sir.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Eetschrijver/statuses/116364030566279560https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Eetschrijver/statuses/116364030566279560Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:03:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Normally I'd be more excited about a moon mission, but I'd vastly prefer if any other nation was doing it. on Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:02:17 GMT]]>@Gargron, I follow @buzz, and is really funny. He is sarcastic, I guess.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.uno/users/Madmonkey/statuses/116364026684323715https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.uno/users/Madmonkey/statuses/116364026684323715Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:02:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Normally I'd be more excited about a moon mission, but I'd vastly prefer if any other nation was doing it. on Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:02:02 GMT]]>@Gargron Do they have to kiss the ring upon returning? 🤢

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/mnf/statuses/116364025703789299https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/mnf/statuses/116364025703789299Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:02:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Normally I'd be more excited about a moon mission, but I'd vastly prefer if any other nation was doing it. on Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:59:24 GMT]]>@buzz And this is because..?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Gargron/statuses/116364015322387169https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Gargron/statuses/116364015322387169Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:59:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Normally I'd be more excited about a moon mission, but I'd vastly prefer if any other nation was doing it. on Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:58:34 GMT]]>@Gargron
cause you're a russian asset

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sip.masto.host/ap/users/115871271259259659/statuses/116364012066241408https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sip.masto.host/ap/users/115871271259259659/statuses/116364012066241408Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:58:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Normally I'd be more excited about a moon mission, but I'd vastly prefer if any other nation was doing it. on Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:58:32 GMT]]>@Gargron i would like to abolish national states and travel as humanity to the moon 🙄
But at this point i would root for china to make it to the moon before the US

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://bildung.social/users/bookstardust/statuses/116364011911395772https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://bildung.social/users/bookstardust/statuses/116364011911395772Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:58:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Normally I'd be more excited about a moon mission, but I'd vastly prefer if any other nation was doing it. on Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:57:36 GMT]]>@Gargron I put it like this: "Every dollar spent for a space mission is a dollar not spent for war"

It helps me at least

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/users/Agonio/statuses/116364008250248992https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/users/Agonio/statuses/116364008250248992Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:57:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Normally I'd be more excited about a moon mission, but I'd vastly prefer if any other nation was doing it. on Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:53:10 GMT]]>@Gargron I just think of it as nasa doing it and not US. Plus it wasn't nasa alone, it was nasa + esa + other countries. They just launched from US

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/lefteristrip23/statuses/116363990835888598https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/lefteristrip23/statuses/116363990835888598Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:53:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Normally I'd be more excited about a moon mission, but I'd vastly prefer if any other nation was doing it. on Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:51:51 GMT]]>@Gargron
I wish I had the energy to muster more enthusiasm for this historic mission. But as the world is burning, my mind and priorities are elsewhere.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tenforward.social/users/McWabbit/statuses/116363985670177401https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tenforward.social/users/McWabbit/statuses/116363985670177401Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:51:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Normally I'd be more excited about a moon mission, but I'd vastly prefer if any other nation was doing it. on Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:50:43 GMT]]>@Gargron It's not the astronauts or the NASA team putting this all together bombing Iran though. ☝️

You can point out that the US regime sucks and hope they get their ass handed to them, and yet still be excited about this mission.

There is a trend of sweeping generalization, in lots of other areas as well, killing all nuance. I watch this with worry.]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://labyrinth.zone/objects/5b69b80b-ee48-4983-81a1-78ed83c60702https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://labyrinth.zone/objects/5b69b80b-ee48-4983-81a1-78ed83c60702Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:50:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Normally I'd be more excited about a moon mission, but I'd vastly prefer if any other nation was doing it. on Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:50:07 GMT]]>@Gargron Same...and I'm an American.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/stinerman/statuses/116363978837629178https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/stinerman/statuses/116363978837629178Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:50:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Normally I'd be more excited about a moon mission, but I'd vastly prefer if any other nation was doing it. on Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:41:38 GMT]]>@buzz Why would I be sad about that?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Gargron/statuses/116363945490154380https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Gargron/statuses/116363945490154380Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:41:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Normally I'd be more excited about a moon mission, but I'd vastly prefer if any other nation was doing it. on Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:41:26 GMT]]>@sarble Give a septuagenarian a chance to be the first man on the Sun?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115908572944817681/statuses/116363944720020945https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115908572944817681/statuses/116363944720020945Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:41:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Normally I'd be more excited about a moon mission, but I'd vastly prefer if any other nation was doing it. on Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:37:39 GMT]]>@Gargron You might be surprised to learn how many parts of the Artemis missions are actually from Europe via ESA and other parts of the world. The US doesn't like to share that, but it's true 🙂

Example: https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/Orion/European_Service_Module

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.wildeboer.net/users/jwildeboer/statuses/116363929785283326https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.wildeboer.net/users/jwildeboer/statuses/116363929785283326Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:37:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Normally I'd be more excited about a moon mission, but I'd vastly prefer if any other nation was doing it. on Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:37:05 GMT]]>@Gargron

tell the truth, you're sad about the strikes in Novorossiysk

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sip.masto.host/ap/users/115871271259259659/statuses/116363927566120400https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sip.masto.host/ap/users/115871271259259659/statuses/116363927566120400Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:37:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Normally I'd be more excited about a moon mission, but I'd vastly prefer if any other nation was doing it. on Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:37:03 GMT]]>@Gargron

It's not an honest U.S. American Moon mission, without a cruel war going on that was initiated by the USA.

Vietnam... Iran, what's a few geopolitical details among friends?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/datenwolf/statuses/116363927480812333https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/datenwolf/statuses/116363927480812333Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:37:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Normally I'd be more excited about a moon mission, but I'd vastly prefer if any other nation was doing it. on Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:32:46 GMT]]>@Gargron missed opportunity to persuade a certain individual that space travel is very bigly great and see how far a human can actually go

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mefi.social/users/sarble/statuses/116363910638626011https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mefi.social/users/sarble/statuses/116363910638626011Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:32:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Normally I'd be more excited about a moon mission, but I'd vastly prefer if any other nation was doing it. on Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:32:37 GMT]]>@Gargron As an American I also feel the same.

For one of my posts I did draft and delete a comment saying something similar, but didn't want to feel like a downer. I respect the honesty.

The other side of it is that the current US budget means NASA is killing science missions to ensure putting humans back on the moon is it's #1 priority. In 2026 I don't believe the scientific value is there to choose the least economic way to study the moon.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://nutmeg.social/users/chris/statuses/116363909988982308https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://nutmeg.social/users/chris/statuses/116363909988982308Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:32:37 GMT