@bgm Happy birthday, Gil Scott-Heron!
@bgm yup, been thinking of this classic GSH one a lot. Like all of his words, they never sound dated. Sadly.
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Love it, but substitute fighting another war for oil. Funding for science isn't the problem.

@notyourfanboy

Way to deliberately miss the valid points raised by a Black man and attempt to derail his topic to suit your needs.

kolektiva, the most racist instance?

In my experience, absolutely yes.

@notyourfanboy @bgm With respect, is NASA all science?

Whitey on the Moon isn't a euphemism for funding sciences, it's specifically funding frivolous luxury science for white people that puts white peoples' faces on all science and innovation, when the actual innovation is done by POC under poverty

@bgm His words didn't come to me yesterday but the general ideas always come to mind during such events.

I'm conflicted because I support both.

eh, sending a handful of idiots up in a rocket is still a much better way to unite a country than bombing another country. cheaper too
Gil Scott-Heron - Whitey On the Moon (Official Audio)

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