India became the first country to land a spacecraft near the moon’s south pole on Wednesday. It is a historic voyage to uncharted territory that scientists believe could hold vital reserves of frozen water.
Did I say that? I’m offering the other side as counterbalance. I also think that reporting on the violence in Manipur is a bit more important than talking about them investing in something several other countries have done (when this investment could be used to address rampant malnutrition in the country).
If this space program results in novel tech then I’d be a bit more into focusing on it but from my knowledge it hasn’t and comes across more as a PR program. A way to stick a good headline amongst all the horrific things happening there.
Right, that’s a perfectly legitimate reason for why we should simply ignore any human rights offenses and should give praise to dictatorships all around the world. /s
All while one of their ethnic minorities faces genocidal sectarian violence.
Acting like all countries in the world only have one side, good or bad and nothing in the middle.
Did I say that? I’m offering the other side as counterbalance. I also think that reporting on the violence in Manipur is a bit more important than talking about them investing in something several other countries have done (when this investment could be used to address rampant malnutrition in the country).
If this space program results in novel tech then I’d be a bit more into focusing on it but from my knowledge it hasn’t and comes across more as a PR program. A way to stick a good headline amongst all the horrific things happening there.
Every country is doing horrible things.
It’s nice to see some positive pop up in the news cycle every once in a while.
Right, that’s a perfectly legitimate reason for why we should simply ignore any human rights offenses and should give praise to dictatorships all around the world. /s
Ah, you may leave here for four days in space
But when you return, it’s the same old place
The poundin’ of the drums, the pride and disgrace