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minus-squaredouble_quack@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 days agoNop. It is to counter current US efforts to establish dominance in military space force
minus-squareMiles O'Brien@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 days agoI mean, even if that is the case, so what? Are other countries not allowed to have militaries anymore? Space should not be militarized, in my opinion, but if the US is going to do it, then we don’t get to finger wag at other countries for doing the same thing.
minus-squaredouble_quack@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 days agoI am not saying they shouldn’t. I am not finger wagging anybody
Nop. It is to counter current US efforts to establish dominance in military space force
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I mean, even if that is the case, so what?
Are other countries not allowed to have militaries anymore?
Space should not be militarized, in my opinion, but if the US is going to do it, then we don’t get to finger wag at other countries for doing the same thing.
I am not saying they shouldn’t. I am not finger wagging anybody
Can I join anyway?