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585 points mocko | 1 comments | 25 May 12 14:01 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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zecho ◴[25 May 12 14:26 UTC] No.4023608[source]▶
On one hand, this is a momentous day for private space flight. On the other, we're closer to Moon lobbyists than ever.
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ConstantineXVI ◴[25 May 12 14:39 UTC] No.4023669[source]▶
If we had moon lobbyists, at least NASA would get better funding. I'd take moon lobbying over coal/oil/defense/farming/etc. any day.
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CWuestefeld ◴[25 May 12 15:24 UTC] No.4023857[source]▶
I think part of the problem is that we're willing to accept bad behavior when it's done on behalf of the team we agree with.

If something is bad, then it's bad even when it's done by your team.

The end does not justify the means.

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1. philwelch ◴[25 May 12 18:41 UTC] No.4024863[source]▶
Hm, this argument sounds morally equivalent to pacifism, and I don't mean that in a good way. While in an ideal world there would be no lobbying, in the real world, if the bad guys have lobbyists, the good guys should too, if just to defend themselves from the lobbyists of the bad guys.