It probably takes a shit ton of weaponized sacredness to name the crowning glory of your space program after your nation's birth trauma
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I don’t think being a Minuteman was a fun experience either.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Antietam_(CV-36) … is named after a bloody near-stalemate in the Civil War, at least.
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(Not the same, just the nearest comparison off the top of my head.)
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Valley Forge would actually be a pretty good missile name
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Ha! U would think. Long March made Mao the supreme leader and let him establish a totalitarian mini-state in Shaanxi. So key CCP myth
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I dunno, US also honors key campaigns (Gettysburg), even of murky significance (Washington over Delaware, Alamo)
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long March is term of pride for ruling party; they conquered their China, Tibet, Xinjiang whole. It's not apples2apples w/US Civil War.
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oh you believe they believe the long march is over
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