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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe group points out that, over the last few decades, political polarization has gradually weakened the institutional balances of their country: respect between branches of government, trust in science, the peaceful transfer of power, and the rule of law itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And they explain this with a comparison typical of those who have flown to space: when data and evidence are ignored on a mission, the mission's success, and even the lives of the crew, are put at risk. In a democracy, ignoring evidence has a similar cost: trust, stability, and international prestige are lost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Among its specific objectives, Astronauts for America proposes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
. Promote evidence-based decision-making and the scientific method.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
. Evaluate elected officials based on their respect for constitutional principles, not their party affiliation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
. Encourage citizen participation, that is, voting, especially among younger generations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
. Bring together leaders from different sectors to rebuild trust in institutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Those who have seen Earth from the window of a spacecraft often repeat the same idea: from up there, you see no borders or flags, only a shared planet. It is this perspective they now bring back to Earth, transformed into a call for unity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But there is something that is hard to ignore: when more than one hundred people who have risked their lives for their country decide to speak with one voice, it is worth listening to what they have to say. As they themselves remind us, in a democracy\u2014just as in space\u2014what unites us always outweighs what divides us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We don't know if this initiative will achieve the impact its proponents hope for. Political polarization is a complex phenomenon, with very powerful interests behind it, and it won't be easy to reverse with a single gesture, however symbolic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The courage of the step they've taken is commendable, and I wish them the best.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Views: 1 Hace unas semanas conoc\u00ed una noticia que me pareci\u00f3 de las m\u00e1s importantes del a\u00f1o: un grupo de m\u00e1s de 100 exastronautas de la NASA ha decidido unir fuerzas para defender algo que va mucho m\u00e1s all\u00e1 del espacio: la democracia de su pa\u00eds. El movimiento se llama Astronautas por Am\u00e9rica (Astronauts for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[104,131,132,140,102,166],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4881","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aeronautics","category-democracy","category-ethics","category-misinformation","category-society","category-space"],"yoast_head":"\n