Post An1LWoV2AXDEcbfq7s by lauren@mastodon.laurenweinstein.org
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 (DIR) Post #An1LHVPCsTfj3ieHmy by AlSweigart@mastodon.social
       2024-10-14T15:43:09Z
       
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       @mekkaokereke "Vunce ze rockets go up, who cares vere zey come down? 'Zat's not my department', says Wernher von Braun"
       
 (DIR) Post #An1LWoV2AXDEcbfq7s by lauren@mastodon.laurenweinstein.org
       2024-10-14T16:29:41Z
       
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       @mekkaokereke The whitewashing of von Braun was really a sight to behold. A great example is how Disney had him hosting some of their classic "Men Into Space" programs back in the 60s. These were wonderful shows from an educational standpoint, except that they had to go through nightmarish twists to avoid connecting von Braun with the Nazi rocket program and his direct involvement in the slaughter of so many in England, etc.
       
 (DIR) Post #An1LWpjFbAB8QzKhvM by TimWardCam@c.im
       2024-10-14T16:56:54Z
       
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       @lauren @mekkaokereke "... the widows and cripples in old London Town / who own their large pensions to Wernher von Braun." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEJ9HrZq7Ro
       
 (DIR) Post #An1LWptWywOyws8uwr by lauren@mastodon.laurenweinstein.org
       2024-10-14T16:31:25Z
       
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       @mekkaokereke LGTM.
       
 (DIR) Post #An1M286jJhfqPbEqrQ by smach@masto.machlis.com
       2024-10-14T17:05:14Z
       
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       @mekkaokereke @jupiter Not much history of Americans who supported Hitler is taught in the US.* Henry Ford, a virulent antisemite, was an inspiration to Hitler and received the Nazi regime's  highest honor for foreigners. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/11/henry-ford-anti-semitism/675911/?gift=Vw7jowAt4TJWcg2vvOSAndW9IYjhKgBbwPuzrmkBZIc&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share* Many know of Jesse Owens in the 1936 Olympics. Fewer know that the US replaced 2 Jewish runners at the last minute (Owens objected but was overruled) https://www.cnn.com/2015/07/31/sport/germany-berlin-jewish-olympics-maccabi/index.html* There was a big pro-Hitler rally in NY in 1939 https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/americans-hold-nazi-rally-in-madison-square-garden
       
 (DIR) Post #An1M29M0gNUUHHOZJg by smach@masto.machlis.com
       2024-10-14T17:12:34Z
       
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       @mekkaokereke @jupiter Ford's pro-Nazi activities does not seem to have diminished his reputation much in America. I learned about Ford's factory assembly lines in school. The Nazi stuff I learned elsewhere. There's still a major hospital bearing his name in Detroit.
       
 (DIR) Post #An1M2DjCQ6PtqMH916 by smach@masto.machlis.com
       2024-10-14T17:26:44Z
       
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       @mekkaokereke @jupiter Jesse Owens is a real hero in my eyes, not only for what he achieved at the Olympics and elsewhere, but for being such an ally to his Jewish teammates in Berlin in 1936. Glickman later recalled Owens saying: ”Coach, I’ve won three gold medals. Let Marty and Sam run. They deserve it."Owens tried to give up his chance for his 4th gold medal in the 4 x 100 relay race to be an ally for his teammates. What an incredibly selfless act.
       
 (DIR) Post #An3wEUYvdpNaCAXg7E by clacke@libranet.de
       2024-10-16T11:30:11Z
       
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       @kellogh I'm assuming the trigger is the "chopsticks" rocket capture the other day, which is very technically impressive.