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TV said he was buying a Tony Stark car. Then TV revealed that Tony Stark was two Mussolinis in a trenchcoat. Car bad now

• Onavo 2y ago
  > TV said he was buying a Tony Stark car. Then TV revealed that Tony Stark was two Mussolinis in a trenchcoat. Car bad now Do you celebrate the moon landing? The US maintaining a constant lead in aerospace over the rest of the world? Those were built by the Mussolini supporters of the world. NASA and Saturn V would not have existed if not for the nice German folks who were recruited to work for Uncle Sam. Science and engineering are more apolitical than you think.
  • KaiserPro 2y ago
    > Those were built by the Mussolini supporters of the world I mean that's a stretch. Were they designed by literal ex-nazis? yes. Crucially I don't remember von braun interceding in political discussions advocating for a position on anything other than space. But there are two points that stem from this: can a person change (for better or worse)? can the public at large reliably recognise that change?
    • t43562 2y ago
      Von Braun was a Nazi party member and used slave labor IIRC. Why would anyone think he would change? I bet Von Braun didn't. The US just used him, after trying not to, because he was too useful. Nobody was going to give him any more slave labor so what evil could he do? Musk is another kettle of fish - he's very rich and has the potential to do a great deal of evil.
    • throwaway7ahgb 2y ago
      Who cares what he puts on Twitter. IMO people are too obsessed over what people put on social media. Actions matter, words much much less (In this scope). Judge people for what they do, not what they say (10000x on twitter).