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Trading between nations that are in open conflict is kind of interesting. For example in this case yes, Standard Oil was providing the Nazis with fuel, but pres
by paganel 5y ago
Trading between nations that are in open conflict is kind of interesting. For example in this case yes, Standard Oil was providing the Nazis with fuel, but presumably they were getting paid in return and part of that money was funding the US Government through taxes paid by Standard Oil, directly of indirectly.
There's also the Nazis' pov, of course, for lack of a better term. One could say that they were giving money/liquidity (I suppose US dollars, not sure on this one) directly to one of the enemies they were fighting.
Like I said, these type of examples (which are pretty rare, at least to my knowledge) can be pretty interesting if you start going into the details.
- krageon 5y ago> yes, Standard Oil was providing the Nazis with fuel, but [...] that money was funding the US Government [...] That fuel also helped murder innocent civilians. The money isn't what's important here.
- paganel 5y agoThat only goes to show that the US Government of the time was valuing the money brought in by companies like Standard Oil as being more important than the non-US civilians being killed at that moment in Europe.
- krageon 5y agoI guess we differ on whether or not it is interesting. I primarily think it is horrifying, perhaps even to the point of culpability in (part of) the problem.