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Intensity_Momentum's avatar

This is so crystal clear it's scary. I wasn't taught this is school. I didn't find out about how American companies helped the Nazis, especially Henry Ford.

Ani Sweitzer's avatar

All the businesses mentioned. Ugh.

Winston Smith London Oceania's avatar

And on top of all of them, Hugo Boss designed the Nazi uniforms.

Erf Bound's avatar

Successful business models innovating for mankind through generations will crumble at the feet of the fat socialist welfare bum. Oh yeah this article is a self own

Alexandra Barcus's avatar

A superior and very thorough piece. I would only add that IG Farben was another big supporting company of Nazidom. And Charles Lindbergh was also a supporter of Hitler. I suppose some claimed it was a bulwark against communism. But Germany signed Russia up as an ally initially, so they couldn’t have been too worried. American simply had a lot of Nazi sympathizers at that time. There were a lot of anti-Semites. Some might have thought it a good idea to round up the Jews, but the final solution though suspected by some did not become public until very late.

I don’t know if this is true, but for some forced labor, awful as that doubtless was, kept them from the gas chambers. You may recall Schindler trying desperately to get workers signed up to save their lives. That was romanticized, but the basic idea was true.

Katell Tapé's avatar

I meant to say Hugo Boss manufactured the SS uniforms.

Ethereal Fairy's avatar

A look that lives on today, inspiring fashion in the BDSM community.

Elizabeth's avatar

Furthermore ..The Hugo Boss company was a licensed supplier for the SS, SA, and Wehrmacht and just to make it more horrific the company used forced labourers from occupied territories and prisoner-of-war camps to make them.

Winston Smith London Oceania's avatar

Oh! I should've looked before I posted. You beat me to it 😂

Katell Tapé's avatar

I recently learned something that genuinely unsettled me: Henry Ford — often held up as a symbol of American industrial genius — was awarded the Grand Cross of the German Eagle by the Nazi regime, and he published explicitly antisemitic writings (notably The International Jew). He’s also the only American mentioned by name in Mein Kampf, where Hitler referenced him approvingly.

It’s a stark reminder that antisemitic ideas weren’t confined to Germany — they circulated transnationally and were legitimised by powerful figures. That history matters when we talk about how extremist ideologies gain credibility and spread.

Kathy Stoia's avatar

Worked them to death

Katell Tapé's avatar

And Hugo Boss manufactured the Ss

JuLeah Willson's avatar

Anne Lindberg, the wife of Charles Lindbergh, wrote a scathing book about democracy, and support of fascism.

Henry Ford wrote an equally horrific book about Jewish people which the Nazis used as one of their Bibles. It was passed all around the underground in Europe.

Will Nitschke's avatar

Well clearly it didn't help the titans of industry in the end, because they and everyone else got screwed by the socialist dictator.

Pat's avatar

Those who don't know history are doomed to repeat it. Pay attention to those who are selective about what children learn in school!

Dave the Spot-on Moron's avatar

The parallels between Nazi Germany and 2020’s America are terrifying. I see the Orange Shit Gibbon’s (I will not use his name - he does not deserve any morsel of respect) rallies with bloodthirsty lunatics calling for “mass deportation” and I am chilled to the bone. I cannot believe we are here in history - again.

JuLeah Willson's avatar

If people understand Nazi Germany, then they understand Donald Trump is actually not in charge of anything happening in the United States and never has been.

It’s the white nationalists

They’ve been in the process of taking over our nation for the past 40+ years.

City by city state by state election by election, we have acquiesced, our media, police, academics, nutrition, healthcare, insurance, pharmacies, court systems, housing, public safety, and Supreme Court (In 2010) to the white nationalists

tecolote42's avatar

I knew some of this because of a college friend's parents who were survivors of the Holocaust. We all need to know all of it.

Erik S's avatar

This needs to be shared everywhere

tecolote42's avatar

A family "tree" would tell this horror story

Lenny Cavallaro's avatar

Very true throught -- particularly vis-a-vis Prescott Bush, who continued to do business with the Nazis even after the US got involved with World War Two.

Trump's comment should have provoked outrage among Jewish voters, but roughly 100% of the Orthodox voted for him anyway. Then again, a ridiculously high percentage of Bible-thumping/twice-born Fundamentalists voted for Trump, which should tell us something...

Ethereal Fairy's avatar

it's always the fundamentalists, of every stripe, who are the most dangerous, and give the rest a bad name.

Ani Sweitzer's avatar

I had read once about the Bush family doing everything they could to erase history regarding Grandpa Bush's involvement with Hitler. I'm glad it's being mentioned again.

Christina's avatar

16 Republicans can change this right now!

JW Nugent's avatar

The millionaires and conservative political groups thought they could control Hitler. When he achieved absolute power he kicked them to the curb. Some rivals executed, and the rest fully dominated.

The Hitler of History

Dennis Hogan's avatar

Same fucking types, billionaires, industrialists fascists. The same type of cancer that infected Germany in the ‘30s are working here today. They wanted to make sure that labor unions didn’t get to strong so they backed a worthless, murderous piece of shit to do their dirty work. Hitler was nothing until he got the backing of industrialists like I.G. Farben and Krupp.

The billionaires in this country are responsible for what is happening and it’s going to get worse.

Citizen J's avatar

Praying for the great big beautiful stroke.

Caryl Scherptong's avatar

Nothing new here for me. But then, our educational system teaches one about all these in history class. I can call myself an expert on these matters and the history of World war 2. Regarding the social democratic system, I grew and is living in such. The illnesses we see in the American society aren't as prevalent with us. As mankind isn't perfect, now and then flaws do present, but the system is arranged to tackle those. In contrast, the American system promote inequality, racism and poverty. If there's a hoax of prosperity, it exists in the United States. It's up to the American people to correct this and stand for reforms. That's not difficult, just follow the recommendations of Bernie Sanders and the like. They know everything about it. Trust me, a person who live in a society Bernie envision for the United States

Mark's avatar

Many billionaires came from other countries. They have no loyalty to America or the constitution

Dannie's avatar

MAGA aren't very smart when it comes to history. They do even know the difference between socialism a communism.

Ethereal Fairy's avatar

Given they use them interchangeably, evidence would suggest not.

Robert Lawrence Gioia's avatar

The reason we have to tax the rich in self defense! Whoever campaigns on taxing the rich gets my vote no matter what platform they stand behind.