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Tom Lehrer - Wernher von Braun - with intro
The Tom Lehrer Wisdom Channel
Tom Lehrer performs his satirical song about rocket scientist Wernher von Braun, with an introduction, in a short clip posted for the Apollo 11 anniversary. It lampoons von Braun's moral flexibility.
HN brings it up as the sharpest satire of scientists who serve whoever pays them, and as a favorite Lehrer song.
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