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mitch96

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11. Wow is right...Most of the US did not want to replay WW 1 and wanted to stay out of Europe in the 1930's

Reply to appalachiablue (Reply #4)

Mon Apr 20, 2026, 10:05 AM

Monday

so appeasing nazi and hitler was paramount. Most politicians were on this band wagon also. Backed by big business they saw the nazi economy boom and the profits they could derive from a dictatorship that backed business. Krupp's, Siemens, IG Farben, Daimler Benz etc..
The orange one is following this idea and making big money for the family... Like Hitler made huge profits
with this plan...

https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/how-big-business-bailed-out-nazis

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