Why Is Our Government Hyping The 'Malaysian Astronaut In Space' Event?

Realistically speaking, I wonder how many Malaysians are truly convinced that this 'space journey' by one of our own is a unique or exceptional achievement? We are merely using a Russian space vehicle to piggyback our 'astronaut' in exchange for buying Russian aircraft at a ridiculously inflated price. That is the painful truth. There have been much older men who have paid their way to outer space and back without this much hoo-haa, basically because the trip is nothing much to shout about in this age and time. Perhaps forty years ago people would have been thrilled to bits.

But here we have our government, preparing the ground to hype this event as the most phenomenal feat of the century! Why? Is it because those in authority are so ignorant or naive to consider our space tourist as a swashbuckling adventurer? I don't think so. Behind this clever public relations move by the government is the more important motive of garnering the goodwill of the less informed citizen, who actually might believe that due to the untiring efforts and policies of our pemimpin2, a son of the soil has accomplished the almost impossible, achieved the unachievable. What better 'feel good' fodder for the next general elections than this space trip?

Please read about the latest planned hype here: Dedicated TV Channel On Malaysian Astronaut In Space Proposed
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