Don't be so defensive, Bob. Did I say there was something wrong with putting your flag all over?
I was responding to John who, if I understood him correctly, seemed to be saying that the moon landing was not an American event but a world event, then citing Armstrong's famous "Small step for man" speech as proof of same because he didn't say "small step for an American." BTW, I agree with the whole Cold War thing that you raise. Sputnik and Gagarin humiliated the US. You came from quite a long way behind to put everything together to make the moon first. Quite an achievement, really. But the whole flag waving thing was part of the "putting it to the Russkies and showing the world who's system is best" extravaganza. And you had every right to do that. I have no problem with it at all. :-) cheers, frank "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Bob Sullivan <[email protected]> Sent: August 28, 2012 8/28/12 To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: OT - Wide Awake in the Sea of Tranquility Lighten up Frank. We paid for it. We got to put our flag on it. It was all the completion of the mission Jack Kennedy sent us on. And at a time when we were concerned about threats from the USSR, it was a signal that we were at parity with our opponents. Regards, Bob S. On Tue, Aug 28, 2012 at 9:48 PM, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > Armstrong didn't have to speak of America and the United States. That big > flag he or Buzz planted on the lunar surface said all that needed to be said. > As did the Stars and Stripes on their spacesuits, the LEM, the capsule and > the huge USA strategically placed on the Saturn booster that scrolled past > the TV camera affixed to the gantry for that dramatic liftoff shot. > > Cheers, > frank > > > "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." -- > Christopher Hitchens > > --- Original Message --- > > From: John Sessoms <[email protected]> > Sent: August 28, 2012 8/28/12 > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: OT - Wide Awake in the Sea of Tranquility > > From: "knarftheriault > >> Other such landmark events are hearing the news of JFK's >> assassination, the first space shuttle blowing up and 9/11. And yes, >> I know exactly where I was when I heard of those things. >> >> To make reference to another thread, interesting that all those are >> American events yet they are etched on the consciousness of a >> Canadian. Goes to show, eh? > > Not just Canada. > > One of the images from 9/11 that will forever remain indelibly etched > upon my memory is the expressions on the faces of some pedestrians on a > Paris street as they press against the glass of what is apparently an > appliance store selling televisions. You can see a reflection in the > glass of the TV screen showing the twin towers with flames exploding out > the side of the building, so you know what they're seeing. > > Armstrong spoke of Man and Mankind, not of America & the United States. > I think these events are remembered worldwide because they shadowed the > hopes & dreams of all, not just those of us who live here in North America. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
