Unfortunate That The United States Has Been Very Successful At Controlling Narratives Around Word War

unfortunate that the united states has been very successful at controlling narratives around word war 2 and positioning itself as the polar opposite of nazism and the main force fighting fascism when america was complicit in the holocaust. not only did american press report positively about hitler and the nazi party up until the end of the 30′s, some publications cooperated with nazi germany, american companies had investments and connections to nazi germany that they maintained until american involvement in the war, and companies like ibm in particular gave nazis the technology necessary to make the holocaust possible in the first place. some company owners themselves had nazi sympathies like henry ford and others just saw it as a business opportunity. the us denied entry to european jewish refugees and deported jewish refugees back to germany, many senators and other government officials during the 1930s openly supported nazism and worked to prevent the us from taking a side in ww2, and during the 30s large pro nazi rallies were held across the us. american eugenics movement, american race laws and american genocide set the model for the holocaust and there shouldnt be any discussion of nazism and the holocaust without also discussing the extent of american complicity in it.

anyways heres some material on it

ibm and the holocaust

hitlers american friends

ap press cooperation with nazis

hitlers american model

general motors and nazi germany

operation paperclip

us reporting on the rise of fascism

Things you can make from old, dead laptops

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2 years ago

🌼 Masih Alinejad: “I’m not asking any Western country to bring democracy for us. We the people of Iran are brave enough to bring democracy for ourselves. We don't want them to save us; we want them to stop saving the regime.”

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2 years ago

a tweet by twitter account lgbt+ history month that reads "LGBT+ History made today in Spain, with the final approval in parliament of a bill that will:
- provide menstrual leave
- give equal parenting rights to lesbian couples
- introduce self-ID for anyone aged 14+
- ban conversion therapy
- ban unnecessary surgeries on intersex babies" followed by a picture of a spanish flag weaving

a tweet by spain's minister of equality irene montero that reads "YA SON LEY. DIRECTAS AL BOE (THEY ARE LAW. STRAIGHT TO THE STATE'S OFFICIAL BULLETIN)" with the trans flag, rainbow flag and green heart emojis, followed by the hagstag "#ConquistasFeministas (#FeministConquests)" followed by a picture of the minister, a young white woman on her thirties with black hair and black eyes, drapped in a trans flag with a raised fist, which has a green pro choice bandana tied to it

some good news!! the spanish state's ministry of equality has finally passed one of the most progressive trans laws on the planet, shielded free and universal access to abortion and banned conversion therapy and genital surgery for intersex babies, among a lot of other feminist policies. the minister of equality irene montero gave a speech thanking spain's lgtb and trans associations for helping her draft these legislations. couldn't be more proud!!

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1 year ago

Fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck google with a 10 feet pole.

Seriously, fuck them. They are breaking the internet BADLY.

Everyone needs to get out of Chrome ASAP. Use duck duck go or any other alternative too.

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YouTube Says New 5-Second Video Load Delay Is Supposed to Punish Ad Blockers, Not Firefox Users

Firefox users are reporting an 'artificial' load time on YouTube videos. YouTube says it's part of a plan to make people who use adblockers

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8 months ago

watching abortion ballot measures perform better in certain states than kamala

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8 months ago

If it makes any of you feel better, Donald Trump will have an uphill battle to change the constitution. He will need:

-2/3 of Senators (60)

-2/3 of the House of Representatives (290)

-3/4 of the states (38)

In 2026, 33 senate seats will be up for grabs, and we’ll be able to vote for people who are against Trump and his ideals.

Breathe and remain hopeful because it’s not over. We can still fight and make Trump’s last four years hell.

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2 years ago

well anyway. the copyright system exists to commodify art and expression and process it into more money for larger companies, and it is actively detrimental to efforts for preservation, open education, and creation. everyone reading this is morally obligated to hoard and share data because we live in a world that is hostile to the idea that books or music or movies or scholarship have inherent value independent of a DRM stamp and ticket price. btw fuck hachette, harpercollins, wiley and penguin random house.

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