Ads seem to show up in the most appropriate and inappropriate places on social media. I was reading an online discussion about erectile dysfunction. The ad next to the article was from Pfister Faucets. It showed a sink faucet standing up and curved over the sink, while spewing water. The irony about killed me.
The connections between the Nazis and industry were indeed very deep, with authoritarian regimes across the world today also promising money-making opportunities to major firms in return for their cooperation. The cycle continues!
My Dad worked for IBM in Poughkeepsie, NY East Fishkill, NY, Kingston, NY, then back to East Fishkill IBM was huge here in the Hudson Valley of NY. Of course this was post -WWII, but had he known the history. If he did, though, he kept it hidden. IBM tanked here.
Exactly. Throw in Bayer. Hugo Boss. Mercedes Benz. Volkswagen. More.
Moral, Shmoral. Because Werner Von Braun got us to the moon all is forgiven, yeah?
History doesn’t have to hide hypocrisy, thank you for pointing it out.
Considering that antisemitism was an American hobby in the 1920s, ‘30s etc, I’m not surprised by this revelation. Thanks for the reveal.
One thing we can thank Hitler for, in the end Hitler killed Hitler.
(And he never bred. No Boys in Brazil.)
Our cousin, Ken Lambert, and his twin brother were given those tattoos while the Nazis were trying to decide if they were Aryan enough.
Ken wrote a book about their experiences. It's very good.
https://www.amazon.com/Conkers-British-Twins-Nazi-Germany-ebook/dp/B07XLTB2CQ/ref=sr_1_1?crid=Z6JG537UBDFR&keywords=conkers+british+twins+in+nazi+germany&qid=1700464590&sprefix=conkers+british+twins+in+nazi+germany%2Caps%2C152&sr=8-1
News to me but I have heard of the corporate business behind and that those big brands still make $$$$$ today. Shocking. History repeats.
Ads seem to show up in the most appropriate and inappropriate places on social media. I was reading an online discussion about erectile dysfunction. The ad next to the article was from Pfister Faucets. It showed a sink faucet standing up and curved over the sink, while spewing water. The irony about killed me.
The connections between the Nazis and industry were indeed very deep, with authoritarian regimes across the world today also promising money-making opportunities to major firms in return for their cooperation. The cycle continues!
My Dad worked for IBM in Poughkeepsie, NY East Fishkill, NY, Kingston, NY, then back to East Fishkill IBM was huge here in the Hudson Valley of NY. Of course this was post -WWII, but had he known the history. If he did, though, he kept it hidden. IBM tanked here.