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Mark In Colorado's avatar

Part of the dark, little known, history of Nazi Germany was how many companies got rich. This came from them cozying up to Hitler and accessing forced labor. The mirror is today’s oligarchs kissing the trump ring while keeping wages low. The list includes BMW, Daimler-Benz, Porsche, Volkswagen, BASF, Deutsche Bank, Bayer, Lufthansa , and the list goes on and on. Even American companies were in on it (Chase and Ford come to mind, but there were many others). The parallels to what is happening today is striking.

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Robert Spottswood, M.A.'s avatar

I understand standard oil made a killing supplying Hitler.

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David Perlmutter's avatar

"Films, television, and basically all pop culture presents supervillains as super smart and crafty; destroying the earth, we’re told, requires a big brain. But it’s just not true."

All the ones played for laughs more than menace have shown me that.

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mermcoelho's avatar

Not so funny irl.

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David Perlmutter's avatar

No. “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.”

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Theresa's avatar

Reminds me of the line in game of thrones. Tyrion to Joffrey- "We've had vicious kings, we've had idiots kings, but I don't know if we've ever had a vicious idiot for a king."🤴

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Robert Spottswood, M.A.'s avatar

Appreciate your bringing this balanced clarity after the giant media splash puddles.

Write some more.

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DR Darke's avatar

What I want to know is, Who thought giving a spoiled toddler matches and dynamite was a GOOD idea?

Yes, I understand the reasoning of "We need to bring the temple down a bit so it can be reformed", but that always included "...which we absolutely have a plan for which will make everything peachykeen!" It usually doesn't, but I've sure felt that way myself, quite often....

But "We need to burn everything to the ground so we can rule over the ashes!"? How STUPID do you have to be to think that will help anything, including yourself?

Okay, I'm babbling—stopping...now.

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