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Kid Berwyn

(25,128 posts) Sat Jul 20, 2019, 02:34 PM Jul 2019

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"Look at THAT, you son of a bitch!" [View all]

“You develop an instant global consciousness, a people orientation, an intense dissatisfaction with the state of the world, and a compulsion to do something about it. From out there on the moon, international politics look so petty. You want to grab a politician by the scruff of the neck and drag him a quarter of a million miles out and say, ‘Look at that, you son of a bitch.’”― Edgar D. Mitchell

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"Look at THAT, you son of a bitch!" [View all] Kid Berwyn Jul 2019 OP

A fragile blue marble lapfog_1 Jul 2019 #1

The Blue Sphere Kid Berwyn Jul 2019 #4

Beautiful photo and poem, thank you. n/t KY_EnviroGuy Jul 2019 #15

They'd still want to build walls superpatriotman Jul 2019 #2

"It was the only color we could see in the universe." Kid Berwyn Jul 2019 #6

Lordy, ANOTHER freakin' awesome quote!!! calimary Jul 2019 #3

A similar image, not that one of course, was on the front cover of the Whole Earth Catalog. llmart Jul 2019 #5

Jim Lovell, too. Kid Berwyn Jul 2019 #9

Earth Rise Martin Eden Jul 2019 #7

What one Iranian-American said... Kid Berwyn Jul 2019 #10

+1 Martin Eden Jul 2019 #11

Very sorry to agree with you, but you're spot on. RVN VET71 Jul 2019 #17

+1000 smirkymonkey Jul 2019 #22

I remember the last two sentences of this quote. Duppers Jul 2019 #8

The sight might knock sense into even the hardest of skulls. Kid Berwyn Jul 2019 #20

The plaque that Armstrong and Aldrin left on the moon. Mr.Bill Jul 2019 #12

Me too. Nixon nixed commissioning Apollo 11 "The John F. Kennedy" Kid Berwyn Jul 2019 #32

The nice thing about using a Hasselblad 500 is mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2019 #13

LOL, that was one of my first thoughts. KY_EnviroGuy Jul 2019 #14

If you can get us a ride, I know where we can find 12 Hasselblads... Kid Berwyn Jul 2019 #35

Just hit me why those photos were not so memorable back then. KY_EnviroGuy Jul 2019 #16

My kids won't watch B&W movies. Kid Berwyn Jul 2019 #36

"The Overview Effect" misanthrope Jul 2019 #18

A profound effect. Kid Berwyn Jul 2019 #42

"A peaceful place or so it looks from space. A closer look reveals the human race. ET Awful Jul 2019 #19

Franklin's Tower and a whole lot more. Kid Berwyn Jul 2019 #43

Carl Sagan's Pale Blue Dot Blue Owl Jul 2019 #21

Something too many ignore misanthrope Jul 2019 #24

Was going to mention this. Glad someone else did too. aidbo Jul 2019 #26

Look Mr. President... ooky Jul 2019 #23

k&r n/t lordsummerisle Jul 2019 #25

Institute of Noetic Sciences Me. Jul 2019 #27

Thank you for this wonderful post. Haggis for Breakfast Jul 2019 #28

Here In NY Me. Jul 2019 #29

Noetics is a fascinating field of study. Haggis for Breakfast Jul 2019 #30

It Is Me. Jul 2019 #31

Edgar Mitchell elevator48 Jul 2019 #33

Where's this evidence? misanthrope Jul 2019 #34

"We have heard about it" elevator48 Jul 2019 #38

You didn't provide evidence misanthrope Jul 2019 #41

Am I supposed to bring it to your house? elevator48 Jul 2019 #44

Here's some stuff that comes up on Google misanthrope Jul 2019 #46

Huh? elevator48 Jul 2019 #47

Welcome to DU. Hotler Jul 2019 #37

Zero first-hand knowledge. TwilightZone Jul 2019 #39

You didn't dig deep enough. elevator48 Jul 2019 #45

Who never confirmed it zipplewrath Jul 2019 #52

Welcome to DU, elevator48! calimary Jul 2019 #50

'You develop an instant global consciousness' 1cheapbeemr Jul 2019 #40

Pilots? elevator48 Jul 2019 #48

The original astronauts? 1cheapbeemr Jul 2019 #49

Well put by Mitchell. 3catwoman3 Jul 2019 #51