@staphoto123 von Braun did not commit any criminal acts during the war other that picking 25 slave workers from a concentration camp to build his V-2, he was a civilian scientist working for the nazi regime, and that only because he wanted to invent the rockets and do scientific research. He could have done so in the U.S. too, if he had moved there before the nazi regime started.
@FettahPetta Sorry, WVB was a member of the Nazi party and was active in the German war effort. It was not "his" V-2, it was the Third Reich's V-2, and he built it as a loyal member of the regime.
@tgcnow Sorry, Wernher von Braun was a scientist who worked on what he was interested in. He was forced to adapt rockets to weapons to receive funding he needed from the State. He was in the Nazi Party, but he was forced into it, as rejecting the "offer" would have negative consequences (e.g. no funding). The same is true with the SS (of which he was a part). To be able to continue working he HAD to join.
Source: The Nazi Rocketeers: Dreams of Space and Crimes of War
@FettahPetta In that case I would ask you, would you 1. Continue doing your work with the funding knowing that many people will die as a result of your research, regardless of your good intentions or 2. Go elsewhere with your research or await the end of the war? He wasn't FORCED to do anything. Anyone can say no if they have the courage.
@jlaurson Vice Versa my friend. Lehrer never even heard of Kreisler until someone told him about him - well after Lehrer had performed "Pigeons" in public. Before Kreisler.
seriously, i just can't laugh about that - i'm german and that is just not funny. wernher von braun helped the US inventing new rockets, too, so forget about his nazi time...
@fluffy0788 i think it's not really about making fun of germany, or germans. Rather, just making fun of Braun for "being on both sides" and, what lehrer obviously sees, a "war criminal." ONe who is not being punished, but rather, a "Hero" for the United States. It's also making fun of the US citizens and govt for ignoring his, as you say, "nazi time". So really he's not sticking it to germany. Rather, Braun (the individual) and the US! If you listen to lehrer, he makes fun of the U.S. a lot.
It is good to see Tom Lehrer's music being discovered by a new generation. I myself discovered him at age 15 when I put one of my step-mother's albums on the stereo - "An Evening Wasted With Tom Lehrer". I couldn't believe the brilliant stuff coming out of those speakers. 35 years later, I still have that album, and I treasure it.
That last line is scary
masterdude489 1 month ago
How can you not love Tom Lehrer? He is SO clever!
caroldporter 3 months ago
I'm a magnet And I love Tom Lehrer´s songs
9tgg 5 months ago
Thank god for my great big pension :D
ferdianeary92 5 months ago
I'm a kitten 4 months old.
And I love Tom Lehrer's songs.
wiltingplant 6 months ago 10
"I aim for stars... but sometimes I hit London"
SimplyJustRed 1 year ago 19
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Oslogz 1 year ago
your wrong, it is making fun of him, such as humor is making fun of people,places and things. get use to it
mickeymouse14 1 year ago
You cannot divide by zero!
zlordzyxxyz 1 year ago
@staphoto123 von Braun did not commit any criminal acts during the war other that picking 25 slave workers from a concentration camp to build his V-2, he was a civilian scientist working for the nazi regime, and that only because he wanted to invent the rockets and do scientific research. He could have done so in the U.S. too, if he had moved there before the nazi regime started.
FettahPetta 1 year ago 2
@FettahPetta Sorry, WVB was a member of the Nazi party and was active in the German war effort. It was not "his" V-2, it was the Third Reich's V-2, and he built it as a loyal member of the regime.
tgcnow 1 year ago
@tgcnow Sorry, Wernher von Braun was a scientist who worked on what he was interested in. He was forced to adapt rockets to weapons to receive funding he needed from the State. He was in the Nazi Party, but he was forced into it, as rejecting the "offer" would have negative consequences (e.g. no funding). The same is true with the SS (of which he was a part). To be able to continue working he HAD to join.
Source: The Nazi Rocketeers: Dreams of Space and Crimes of War
Read the Book or Wikipedia
FettahPetta 1 year ago
@FettahPetta GET OVER IT! This is satire!
caroldporter 3 months ago
@FettahPetta In that case I would ask you, would you 1. Continue doing your work with the funding knowing that many people will die as a result of your research, regardless of your good intentions or 2. Go elsewhere with your research or await the end of the war? He wasn't FORCED to do anything. Anyone can say no if they have the courage.
xavierrrr 1 month ago
it's so great!!!
jrietig 1 year ago
I´m German 17 years old.
And I love Tom Lehrer´s songs
dkhskdgj 2 years ago 30
Good. Check out Georg Kreisler. Inspiration for Tom Lehrer, and in some cases the more than that.
jlaurson 2 years ago 2
@jlaurson Vice Versa my friend. Lehrer never even heard of Kreisler until someone told him about him - well after Lehrer had performed "Pigeons" in public. Before Kreisler.
rockyPants4000 1 year ago
me too^^ well, in two weeks. but I'm already loving them^^
rosapluemchen 2 years ago
@dkhskdgj
I'm an Asian 13 year old.
And I love Tom Lehrer's songs
DefoliantProjector 1 year ago
Hm, he plays it faster than I'm used to in this version.
Thanks for posting, at any rate.
Evasively 2 years ago
seriously, i just can't laugh about that - i'm german and that is just not funny. wernher von braun helped the US inventing new rockets, too, so forget about his nazi time...
fluffy0788 2 years ago
@fluffy0788 i think it's not really about making fun of germany, or germans. Rather, just making fun of Braun for "being on both sides" and, what lehrer obviously sees, a "war criminal." ONe who is not being punished, but rather, a "Hero" for the United States. It's also making fun of the US citizens and govt for ignoring his, as you say, "nazi time". So really he's not sticking it to germany. Rather, Braun (the individual) and the US! If you listen to lehrer, he makes fun of the U.S. a lot.
staphoto123 2 years ago 39
@staphoto123 reading too much into it
Munky360 1 year ago
It is good to see Tom Lehrer's music being discovered by a new generation. I myself discovered him at age 15 when I put one of my step-mother's albums on the stereo - "An Evening Wasted With Tom Lehrer". I couldn't believe the brilliant stuff coming out of those speakers. 35 years later, I still have that album, and I treasure it.
gvbezoff 2 years ago
yeah I'm 17 and I love it
greenpenguino 2 years ago
I'm fourteen and I think it's great!
Mousegirl103 2 years ago