Honestly there's some element of that in there, quite obviously with all the operation paperclip innuendo, I mean after the war was won, one of the first orders of business was copying the rocket from the Germans.

Recently I read about Peter Thiel's favorite philosopher Rene Girard, and having in mind GR which I read this last year, and the whole thing about burnt offerings, about the illusion of two sides, etc.. Has me thinking there's also a whole thing about "cosmic" scapegoating, human sacrifice, etc.. all mashed up in there too.