One of the few kleinbl00 comments I've ever upvoted. Preach it. I HATE the "hurrr why are we spending so much money on space when we should be doing ______________" arguments. On top of what you said, this was an ESA mission not a JAXA mission. The money came from the ESA budget over a decade ago, not from the Japanese budget for a disaster that happened 3 years ago.
Of course. The first sentence is pretty much, "I don't like this guy but he's right." Fully aware of the sentiment of my comment.
And I honestly can't find any instance where we had any non-civil debate. I have no idea what I did to piss you off, and I'm not sure why kicking sand in my face when you want to start a discussion improves the tenor around here. We both know I can be a real asshole - why start shit when I'm not?