Reply #10: Close. Propaganda for the public. Like 'life vests for water landing' on [View All]

[JohnOneillsMemory]

planes. There's no such thing as a water landing of a commercial jet that you quietly float away from. "To activate the light beacon..." and attract sharks, push the button.

NASA=the weaponization of space and is SOLD as a combination of 'Mr. Science' and the US government as 'God's Noble Princes on Earth.'

Last years State of the Union announcement of a 'mission to Mars' failed to invoke the Kennedy-esque optimism and awe in an American public horrified by what is happening here on Earth.

Public opinion sometimes affects budgets and the death of the school teacher in front of everyone's eyes in the Challenger disaster was an impediment to the Star Wars/SDI/Dr. Strangelove projects.

But you are correct, it is also important to reassure the military-industrial culture that is doing the weapon research to cause OTHER people to die horribly, not them!