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Michael Higgins: Leftist media says moon mission is a colonial attack on Indigenous beliefs

Man belongs among the stars, even if it offends The Walrus magazine

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Before beginning this article, let us all acknowledge that NASA’s Artemis II space mission is going to be travelling around unceded territory that may well be the traditional home of microbial lifeforms who have lived there peacefully for generations and have no wish to be disturbed, plundered or colonized by aggressive, invasive Western culture. 

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Such is the state of the “colonial outrage industry” these days that it can be tough when reading some articles — especially on April 1 — to decide whether or not they are a joke. 

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So it was that on Wednesday, The Walrus, which touts itself as publishing fact-based journalism and provoking new thinking, ran an article headlined, “With the Artemis II Mission, the Lunar Land Grab Begins.” 

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