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Re:Airbus A350 successfully completes maiden test flight by jobigoud on Friday June 14, 2013 @11:53AM (#5880587)
It's silly because we haven't contributed to the achievement in any way.
Re:Airbus A350 successfully completes maiden test flight by rayiner on Friday June 14, 2013 @12:09PM (#5880693)
You contribute as a member of a civilized society that makes it all possible. The reason A350's aren't being built in Bangladesh isn't just the lack of monetary capital. It's the lack of social capital, in the form of functional institutions that enable some people to concentrate on things like next-generation airplanes.
Re:Airbus A350 successfully completes maiden test flight by danmaz74 on Friday June 14, 2013 @12:17PM (#5880743)
To what rayiner said, I'll add that feeling part of something (the EU, in this case) is not silly - it's a basic human need. And if you feel part of something, it's also human to feel good for its successes and bad for its failures.