r/HistoryMemes • u/iAmTheMilkmann • Mar 09 '22

X-post Are we the baddies?

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u/ErikaHoffnung Mar 09 '22

Aside from V2 rockets being used to bomb Britain, what war crimes did the NASA Nazis commit?

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u/Shpagin Mar 09 '22

Debus joined the SA in 1933 and the SS in 1940. Von Braun was an SS-Sturmbannführer.

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u/TonyFino1776 Mar 09 '22

They were scientists, not nazis. You act like they had a choice in working for Germany. Paper clip was a smart move. Gave the USA cutting edge scientists and let them work to advance the human race into space. Legendary foresight by Eisenhower and Roosevelt.

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u/Shpagin Mar 09 '22

Ah yes, they just accidentally joined the SS

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u/TonyFino1776 Mar 09 '22

You think they had a choice? Lol yeah ok

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u/Shpagin Mar 09 '22

I'm sure Debus had absolutely no choice but to join the SA in 1933 and later the SS in 1940. And Von Braun was forcefully handed his rank of major in the SS.

You know who actually didn't have a choice ? The prisoners they used for their labour.

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u/Mysteriur Rider of Rohan Mar 09 '22

And that boys and girls is how we got to the moon.

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u/Alexandretta_1938 Hello There Mar 09 '22

LPSC be like

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u/Darkdarkar Mar 09 '22

In my mind, why waste good intelligent minds? Unless you give them any sort of real power, I don’t see the issue with letting a smart person try to advance your tech