PLATFORM : Help Earth First

Ever since I was a kid, I’ve been told that all this space exploration will benefit mankind. But to this day, I haven’t seen one thing it’s done for me or my family. I’m certain it’s done plenty for the military with new technology to use against other countries. I’m also certain a lot of rich folks are benefiting from these projects, but in my case, and a lot of people like me, it hasn’t amounted to a hill of beans.

I’m not saying we don’t need to explore the universe. But how can we spend this amount of money on something like this while so many people on this planet are suffering?

If that satellite looked down on this part of town, it would find kids gunning down kids in the streets of Los Angeles, old people holed up in their homes because they’re scared to come out, homeless people living in cardboard boxes near City Hall, AIDS on the loose and hungry people, out of work, and trying to stay alive.

I don’t know what it’s like on Mars. But this planet is alive right now. It needs healing.