Who owns the moon?

What happened to the flags Apollo astronauts left on the moon in 1969? The Homestead Act of 1862 granted land to settlers, who had staked claims on frontier territory after 5 years of doing so. The Chinese could claim the dark side of the moon as their territory. This would depend on US control of contested domains on the lunar surface. If we loose hegemony on Earth to China, we must not cede America's domination on the moon.

Earth's only natural satellite has far more strategic geopolitical importance than Greenland. Forget about Mars. Trump must get Elon Musk to focus on the moon.

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whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M

A lot to unpack there. Starting with the homestead act not applying outside the boundaries of the US.. There are even questions about how much of Antarctica the US claims.. Then there is the bit about one natural satellite. There are indeed several. I have numbers from 5 to 14. All much small and with weird orbits, impossible with the naked eye.. Arguably much better suited as secret Chinese or other bases.. Finally, for Musk to get serious, he has to shoot for Mars. a truly independent world of his own. (Which you can expect him to plant his own flag on and declare himself Emperor.) So the moon is just a staging post..😷

sree251 · 41-45, M

@whowasthatmaskedman

A lot to unpack there.

You are too old to unpack anything.

whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M

@sree251 Was there really a point to that? Did it bring any value to the debate? Or was it just some stupid cheap shot that seemed like a good idea at the time because you didnt have an actual reply??😷

SW-User

@whowasthatmaskedman

Antarctica treaty tells you they are hiding information from us but you guys believe we went to the moon zillions of miles away. 🤯

They take billions of taxes from you guys and yet you can’t feed the homeless. Ffs 🤦🏼‍♀

How’s that booster doing for you lol 😂

whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M

@SW-User 😂And they allow you to vote.. Thats wonderful!😷

SW-User

@whowasthatmaskedman

You know voting is rigged lol 😂

whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M

@SW-User We can agree on that..Just maybe not in the "cheating " way you mean. But there are enough ways to do it legally not to have to rig the actual count.. For now..😷

SW-User

@whowasthatmaskedman you have a lot to learn about the real world, not the fairytale you live in 🧚‍♀✨👀

whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M

@SW-User Maybe.... But not, I think, from you....😷

SW-User

@whowasthatmaskedman

You’d be surprised lol 😂