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Someone Tries To Attack Elon Musk For Spending $90M To Launch Car Into Space, Gets Brilliantly Shut Down
Sometimes people can have their heart in the right place, mean well and stand up for their principles, but get it all wrong.
Such was the case recently, when liberal sites The Other 98% and Democratic Socialism Now shared a meme that quite rightly questions the need for tax cuts for the United States’ wealthiest citizens, while millions of Americans struggle to make ends meet.
Discussion of the issue certainly has its merits, with the complex theory of trickle-down economics creating intriguing arguments both for and against this kind of tax policy.
This meme however, seemed to strike the wrong tone entirely. By going after Elon Musk, arguably one of the only billionaires who is using his wealth effectively in advancing the cause of science and humanity, it attracted a barrage of negative comments.
Many people, who would describe themselves as liberals, wholeheartedly agree with criticisms over tax cuts to the wealthy. However they consider Musk’s outlook and achievements to be much more positive than those of the Koch brothers for example, and came out strongly in support of the Tesla and SpaceX CEO. As a strong proponent of science and progress in areas like space exploration and renewable energy, Musk is probably not the best example of the stereotypical greedy, selfish billionaire. And describing the launch of a Tesla Roadster as the payload for his Falcon Heavy Rocket as just for ‘fun’ displays a fundamental lack of knowledge about the entire event.
So while the fight for social and economic equality is certainly a noble one that should be lauded, it is important to pick the right battles. Scroll down below to see the meme and some of the responses to it, and let us know what you think in the comments.
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Elon Musk recently launched a car into space
Image credits: National Geographic
And while many agreed this was brilliant, there were some who didn’t
Image credits: SpaceX
This meme was posted on the Facebook pages of The Other 98% and Democratic Socialism Now
Many people disagreed with the meme, including this guy with his brilliant response
Others were quick to join in
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Giovanni 6 years ago
I can't believe that in a world so resource starved and with a always growing population people are still blind to the importance of space travel and colonization.
iblowsheep 6 years ago
yeah so humanity can travel outward screw up other planets.
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Robert Rice 6 years ago
The Money ELON spent,and the car he shot into space,WERE HIS MONEY,, AND HIS CAR,His people designed the rocket,Shot it into space,and recovered the 2 boosters ( and POSSIBLY) the third one,Who are you to b***h,about him spending HIS MONEY,Way to go Elon,Hoping you have many sucesses,in the future.
Royal_Emperor 6 years ago
Wow! It was a test flight to see if he use reusable rockets for heavy payload. No one would pay to send expensive satellites on a test flight. Even if he did send a ball of concrete people will still complain about unnecessary use of fuel and resources etc...etc..
Jeff Chastain 6 years ago
And everything that SpaceX tests is something NASA doesn't have to test, so get over it.
Load More Replies... Giovanni 6 years ago
I can't believe that in a world so resource starved and with a always growing population people are still blind to the importance of space travel and colonization.
iblowsheep 6 years ago
yeah so humanity can travel outward screw up other planets.
Load More Replies... Robert Rice 6 years ago
The Money ELON spent,and the car he shot into space,WERE HIS MONEY,, AND HIS CAR,His people designed the rocket,Shot it into space,and recovered the 2 boosters ( and POSSIBLY) the third one,Who are you to b***h,about him spending HIS MONEY,Way to go Elon,Hoping you have many sucesses,in the future.
Royal_Emperor 6 years ago
Wow! It was a test flight to see if he use reusable rockets for heavy payload. No one would pay to send expensive satellites on a test flight. Even if he did send a ball of concrete people will still complain about unnecessary use of fuel and resources etc...etc..
Jeff Chastain 6 years ago
And everything that SpaceX tests is something NASA doesn't have to test, so get over it.
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