New York -- As America prepares to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, some now view the event to be symbolic of American greed and colonialism.Okay, I chortled on that one.
Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, the defacto leader of a group of four newly elected congresswomen who have taken to calling themselves "the squad" challenged the American people to reject any celebration of the moon landing as inherently racist and she called on President Trump to denounce the moon landing's expansionist agenda.
"When we got up to the moon, they jammed a flag into the ground. That flag represents America, but it also represents a history of slavery, racism and mistreatment of immigrants," Cortez said. "We cannot condone such an obvious attempt to grab land that does not belong to us. The moon and all its inhabitants must be free from the tyranny of capitalism. The moon does not belong to America. It belongs to the world. Yes, we can see it from New York, but it can also be seen from other countries like Europe and Puerto Rico."
Congresswoman Ilhan Omar added that the makeup of the Apollo crew also reeked of racism. "Where were the Islamic astronauts?" Omar asked. "Why were all of the members of the crew white men? As a woman of color, that is offensive to me. I cannot embrace a moon landing that was carried out by white men for white men. It is just another example of the colonial imperialism we have endured since the time of the Crusades. The man who sits in the White House today is nothing more than a tired version of the same detestable occupiers who destroyed my people during the middle ages. When the new caliphate assumes power in the Western world, people like Donald Trump and these evil astronauts will be beheaded in the streets like the dogs they are."
Elbowed by compatriot Rashida Talib, Oman amended her statement. "What I mean to say, is when the great people of this democracy of America elect more people like me, things will change for the better. Sometimes the English eludes me."
When advised of 'the squad's' comments, President Trump offered to send the delegation on the next trip to the moon so they could see the conditions for themselves. "I think they should go," he said. "We'll put a rocket out there right now and strap them in. I think a lot of people would probably like that."
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, when asked for comment said she didn't really remember which movie the squad was referring to. "Was it that one with Tom Hanks? He's such a good actor and a dear, dear friend. Or was it that one with Charlton Heston and those other moon people? Either way, President Trump is a racist, he watches Xena and I had Grape Nuts for breakfast."
How well does your gig at The Onion pay? Asking for me.Wish I had one. I could do this kind of stuff all day.
Holy. Fucking. Shit.I believe that's satire as well. At least when you click on the "our best mistakes..." linky.
I made that up for fun because I couldn't imagine anyone being that idiotic. Moments ago, this showed up.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/17/science/women-astronauts-nasa.html?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytimes (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/17/science/women-astronauts-nasa.html?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytimes)
The Apollo program was designed by men, for men. But NASA can learn from its failures as it aims to send women to the moon and beyond.
If we do not acknowledge the gender bias of the early space program, it becomes difficult to move past it. One of the most compelling things about NASA is its approach to failure. Failure is not penalized in its culture; it is valued for the things that it can teach to save lives or resources in the future. As Bobak Ferdowsi, a systems engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory has said, “our best mistakes are the ones we can learn from (https://twitter.com/drewtarvin/status/1136912645095927808).â€
What are the lessons to be learned from NASA’s failure to fly women during the Apollo era?
Holy. Fucking. Shit.
I believe that's satire as well. At least when you click on the "our best mistakes..." linky.As sad as it is? No. That is real.
Can we fly Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to theFixed it for you.moonsun on a one-way trip?
https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1151494027809886213 (https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1151494027809886213)Reading the comments make me feel slightly better about where we are as a society. Holy shit this stuff is insane.
I guess taking that out of the history books and removing any memorials concerning the moon landing is next on their agenda.It's over. It really is. I was hoping President Trump could flip the script the way Reagan did when we were staring at the abyss in the 80s. He could. He could be the most unconventional (apologies to Andy Jackson), successful president in the history of this country. His brash, non-political manner is exactly the kick in the ass this country needed after years of politicians frozen in place by opinion polls that determined their take on virtually any issue. Obama was a pansy. He never said anything that was real or true, he never did anything to promote or strengthen this country. He was a soft-handed, weak-willed, woman-dominated (perhaps sasquatch-dominated is more like it) cuck. He was also part of a network of communist/socialists that date all the way back to MLK and Rosa Parks. And do NOT give me any shit about that because the communist associations are proudly displayed on the very walls of the Civil Rights Museum in Montgomery. I've seen it with my own eyes.
It's over. It really is. I was hoping President Trump could flip the script the way Reagan did when we were staring at the abyss in the 80s. He could. He could be the most unconventional (apologies to Andy Jackson), successful president in the history of this country. His brash, non-political manner is exactly the kick in the ass this country needed after years of politicians frozen in place by opinion polls that determined their take on virtually any issue. Obama was a pansy. He never said anything that was real or true, he never did anything to promote or strengthen this country. He was a soft-handed, weak-willed, woman-dominated (perhaps sasquatch-dominated is more like it) cuck. He was also part of a network of communist/socialists that date all the way back to MLK and Rosa Parks. And do NOT give me any shit about that because the communist associations are proudly displayed on the very walls of the Civil Rights Museum in Montgomery. I've seen it with my own eyes.Just pull the curtain back to see why....
Trump would and could have wrecked all that at least temporarily. He's gotten the American engine moving again. But that's drowned out daily in ridiculous "investigations" by the House. I thought we sent those assclowns there to legislate, not play Perry Mason.
Problem is? They won't let him be successful. Started talking about impeaching him before he was even elected.
GH, on a side note, ever notice how the Bammers and their media adopt the same 13 tactics as Saul's followers?They definitely venture into a weird form of the same identity politics used above. Which is why it’s all relevant. K’s post really centers around our demise at the hand of these politics.
You said it twice so Canadians are more racist.He likes racism.