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I don't know the difference, but I'm not sure why it's surreal. I mean, the whole point of what they did in the wake of World War 2 was to try to prevent World
by chrisco255 5y ago
I don't know the difference, but I'm not sure why it's surreal. I mean, the whole point of what they did in the wake of World War 2 was to try to prevent World War 3 (since Hitler's rise was largely dependent on the punishment inflicted on Germans for WWI). And they did that by building up the Japanese and German economies. And during the cold war, the former Nazi scientists were crucial for helping to build up the U.S. space program. Operation Paperclip was an initiative that recruited 1,600+ former Nazi scientists and engineers for that effort: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Paperclip https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Paperclip
- throwmeariver1 5y agoWhat? It's really simple he was not a member of the NSDAP or "nazi party". It matters to be factual in your statements because otherwise people who know that you are misinterpreting one fact don't know at how much face value they can take the rest of your writing.
- Archelaos 5y agoExactly. It is sad when people think that a moral high ground justifies being sloppy with the facts, not checking them, or just making things up by following stereotypes and clichés instead of researching their subject well.
- engineer_22 5y agoSaying every German was a Nazi is like saying every American during Gulf War was a Republican.
- chrisco255 5y agoDuring the Nazi regime, did they tolerate opposition parties?
- upwardbound 5y agoYeah but in this particular case "Testimonies portray Haber as an avid supporter of Hitler and the Third Reich." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinz_Haber#Connection_to_War_crimes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinz_Haber#Connection_to_War_...