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Ingvar was a fascist sympathizer with corporatist ideas. He stayed true to his nazi sympathies long after the atrocities of Nazi Germany became known to the wor
by unicornporn 9y ago
Ingvar was a fascist sympathizer with corporatist ideas. He stayed true to his nazi sympathies long after the atrocities of Nazi Germany became known to the world. He was once a very active member of Svensk Socialistisk Samling[1][3].
As late as 2010 he hailed the Swedish fascist leader Per Engdahl[1][2].
He may have been an excellent business man (and tax evader), but please remembers these facts too.
[1] https://www.svt.se/nyheter/inrikes/nya-avslojanden-om-kamprads-nazi-forflutna https://www.svt.se/nyheter/inrikes/nya-avslojanden-om-kampra...
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Per_Engdahl https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Per_Engdahl
[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Socialist_Workers%27_Party_(Sweden) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Socialist_Workers%27_...
- reader5000 9y agoThe man was a hero.
- contravariant 9y agoYou're going to have to clarify that one a bit. Currently it looks like you're calling him a hero for being fascist.
- orsenthil 9y agoSome context also helps. ``` The tycoon revealed some elements of his past in a book in 1988, admitting that he was a close friend of the Swedish fascist activist Per Engdahl, and a member of his New Swedish Movement between 1942 and 1945. He said that his involvement was youthful "stupidity" and the "greatest mistake" of his life. ```
- alphonsegaston 9y agoThe parent already pointed out that in a 2010 interview he expressed his unchanged admiration for Endghal. And he was also later show to have remained friends with him well into the 50s, exchanging correspondence and kind regards, a further misrepresentation of the length and character of their friendship. The 1988 “apology” was obviously just PR.
- unicornporn 9y agoCorrect.
- alphonsegaston 9y agoHe also used East German dissidents as slave labor in the 70s and 80s. Pretty despicable. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2012/nov/16/ikea-regrets-forced-labour-germany https://www.theguardian.com/business/2012/nov/16/ikea-regret...