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by samsari 1150 days ago
I remember I think it was when they first landed the booster successfully, there was a big "USA! USA! USA!" cheer from mission control. I thought that was a bit of an ugly look myself.
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What's wrong with cheering the name of the country which has allowed and fostered such a project to exist?
For the same reason you would at other rallies...
yes the USA chant was cringe as heck but otherwise their cheering is fun
How dare people be proud of other countries than the birthplace of the Glorius Leader.
Having pride in ones country is a good thing.
On HN, if Elon is associated with that company, it's a bad thing
On HN you can adore only Russia or China. Rest of the world is bad and unspiritual.