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Today I learned that Wernher von Braun (of Nazi Rocket Scientist infamy) wrote a sci-fi novel about Mars colonisation. In 1971 a South African racist named his son after the book's (trouth.eu)
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@todayilearned Today I learned that Wernher von Braun (of Nazi Rocket Scientist infamy) wrote a sci-fi novel about Mars colonisation. In 1971 a South African racist named his son after the book's Martian Leader: Elon

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project/_Mars:/_A/_Technical/_Tale#The_%22Elon%22

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 14 hours ago

Fascinating.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

There are many reasons why Elon Musk is a horrible human being. This isn't one of them.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 14 hours ago

his dad being a fervent nazi certainly didn't help

[–] [email protected] 5 points 13 hours ago

Well sure, but who exactly is saying he is a horrible person, and he is, because of the name? This is just an interesting factoid about the type of environment Elon was raised in.