abbadon420 comments on TIL that in 1949, Wernher von Braun wrote a science fiction novel in which he named the leader of Mas "Elon"

TIL that in 1949, Wernher von Braun wrote a science fiction novel in which he named the leader of Mas "Elon" (en.wikipedia.org)

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[–] abbadon420@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Von Braun was also a nazi. Whether by concivtion or by opportunism isn't sure.

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[–] Anyolduser@lemmynsfw.com 4 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

"Once they go up who knows where they come down? 'That's not my department' says Wernher von Braun."

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[–] yuri@pawb.social 3 points 2 years ago

We should elect Tom Lehrer, I mean he’s only 96

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[–] BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

Given the time and place, so too would you have been.

Read up on the Polish Blue Police.

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[–] abbadon420@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

I would probably not have been openly speaking out against the nazi's in germany during the height of the war, but joining their ranks to advance my career is another point. Maybe I would if I was given the opportunity. Given his status as a rocketscientist, I can imagine that's exactly the opportunity that Von Braun was offered.

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