• Commiunism@beehaw.org
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    15 days ago

    ML’s when you point how many resources USSR had traded with Nazi Germany, which allowed them to commit to their war effort in the first place.

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      Ultras desparately trying to argue that the country that spent a decade trying to form an anti-fascist coalition, and ended up being by far the most important power in defeating the Nazis (with ~85% of total Nazis killed under their belt), actually was pro-Nazi for having engaged in a deal for desparately needed processed goods while preparing for war with said country because the west wouldn’t provide what they needed

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      Most of europe traded with nazi germany until the war broke out, but the US trade with nazi germany was especially egregious, as some US companies continued business and making profits during the war. Ford, GE, IBM, and Dow chemical are really bad cases. Coke even re-branded its operations in nazi germany as “fanta”, to be able to continue making a profit during the war.

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        Coke even re-branded its operations in nazi germany as “fanta”, to be able to continue making a profit during the war.

        …there’s no end to the depravity when there’s a buck to be made, huh?

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      Seeing liberal complaints about the USSRs actions in the lead up to WW2 makes it pretty obvious they’re just mad the USSR didn’t get defeated by Germany