The sun has bleached any color off that moon flag.
Which means it’s French.
It’s probably black not white at this point, not because of bleaching, which did happen, just cause of decay. At least that’s what PBS Spacetime told me
Durka? Ooooooh. Not durka. Surrender flag.
I bet someone’s gonna be pissed when they find out
edit: on their 3rd mission
Two previous Chinese lunar missions had flags on the crafts’ coatings - so neither could be affixed to the moon.
To be fair, this image has been reposted around since before 2020
well now they can stfu
edit: meaning the ‘Murican that originally said that, not meme sharers
I’m continuously confused about why they think they are free, or at least uniquely free? What does the moon even have to do with that supposed freedom?
It makes me sad because one of the aspects of my country of which I am actually extremely proud is the fact that we landed people on the fucking moon. It’s sad because this feat was accomplished by a bunch of really smart, educated people with a solid grounding in science (and TBF a few literal nazis here and there) not by a bunch of inbred dumbfucks who think driving around with a big flag sticking out of their enormous pickup truck is somehow making a contribution to America’s greatness - and whose whole existence is fundamentally built around rejecting science and education and being smart.
It’s a big part of our culture, it’s even in our theme song
And the Rockets’ red glare, the Bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night that our Flag was still there;
Yep, accurate.
To conservative Americans the word “freedom” doesn’t mean the same thing that it means to you and I. That’s the simple short explanation for your confusion. It would require a much longer discussion to really unpack why that is and how it intersects with ideology.
They’re just getting defensive because someone dared to criticize the U.S., that’s all.
