Xref: utzoo sci.space.shuttle:2087 talk.politics.misc:18239 Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!clyde!att!rutgers!iuvax!silver!sl148033 From: sl148033@silver.bacs.indiana.edu (Kevin_Clendenien) Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle,talk.politics.misc Subject: Re: Internationalist posturings. Message-ID: <2748@silver.bacs.indiana.edu> Date: 30 Nov 88 06:01:08 GMT References: <1969@garth.UUCP> <22411@watmath.waterloo.edu> <3feb2236.298d@dl298d.engin.umich.edu> <2045@garth.UUCP> Reply-To: sl148033@silver.UUCP (Kevin_Clendenien) Distribution: na Organization: Indiana University BACS, Bloomington Lines: 28 In article <2045@garth.UUCP> smryan@garth.UUCP (Steven Ryan) writes: > >Is it polite for person posting from Canada (hence presumed Canadian) to make >snide remarks about a system for which he is not (presumably) forced to pay >taxes for? Money and how it is spent is very important to understand why the >US space program is where it is and where it is going. >-- > -- s m ryan The amount of money one has contributed to a particular endeavor has no effect on whether a particular criticism is polite, or not. The fact that you have paid taxes, some of which has been given to NASA, gives you some input as to how that money is spent (you know, elections and all.) But, it doesn't make it polite to say 'NASA has its head stuck up its ass.' If our space program is truely strong, and on the right track, then we should be able to handle criticism from abroad (although I have to make a conscious effort to remember that Canada isn't part of the U.S. They are about the best ally that a country could ask for, bar none.) Anyway, I have never found Henry to be impolite. His criticisms are usually very valid, and I wouldn't be surprised if many of the NASA people on the net actually build on some of his ideas. Of course, most of this is irrelevent. Even if someone on the net chooses to be impolite (many names spring to mind) they still deserve a chance to express their views. If their views have no merit, than people will just ignore them. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- sl148033@silver.UUCP Kevin Clendenien Still waiting for a PRO space exploration candidate. -------------------------------------------------------------------------