Japan: We have medical knowledge from… experiments, and we’ll forever be your economic bitch!
Lemme guess, last word has been automatically censored ?
I’ll just test it by myself : removed
I’ll just test it by myself : removed
I need context, what is the word?
B itch. That’s it. Not the first time I’m seeing this word removed automatically. It’s the same on badrealestate@feddit.uk.
It’s a filter on your instance (lemmy.ml)
Holy cow, thank you. Guess I’m out then !
Bitch test
Japan was America’s removed lol this is cool
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You might think that it’s “experiments”, but “medical knowledge” is doing a lot of heavy lifting in that sentence too, the US was predominantly interested in Japanese bioweapons research
Promising a deal that includes citizenship, a house, a salary, and an administrative position to a Nazi scientist in exchange for their work and knowledge such that one’s country can gain ground in a cold war is absolutely fine. It’s absolutely totally fine.
Following through with the deal after getting the goods from the Nazi is not. Shoot the Nazi. You always shoot the Nazi.
Two war crimes dont make a right
I apologize if I’m misreading. Are you suggesting that it would be wrong to shoot a Nazi?
After promising safety in exchange for cooperation, and presumably without having convicted them of anything besides their former party affiliation?
Ah, now I will admit to there having been a potential nuance. I certainly would want a trial before an execution, for instance. But I also think it would be wrong to assume these scientists were completely morally innocent. Maybe I could be persuaded from my earlier opinion of “You always shoot a Nazi” but there needs to be something to show. A diary entry saying “I’m not sure about this Hitler fella.” Something.
Either trial him OR make a deal. You cant make a deal and after getting what you want proceed to trial him.
What you’re suggesting is stooping to the level of the nazi cruelty by a complete breach of agreement even after the other party has fulfilled their terms. Also what was that pathetic attempt at baiting the other guy by saying: “aRe yOu SuGgEsTiNg iT iS wRoNg tO sHoOt NaZiS?!!”. Like that wasn’t even the point of the other guy.
I think many of the scientists weren’t Nazis, but rather forced to work for the Nazis, fearing for their and their family’s lives. I could be wrong though, it has been a while since I’ve investigated that matter.
To be frank, it would be hard to siphon out truth from fiction at this point from personal accounts. That said, of course I distinguish between a forced Nazi accomplice and a sympathizer. I am not suggesting that they should be treated the same. I am suggesting that the U.S. was so zealous in its efforts to defeat the Russians that it wasn’t making distinctions.
didn’t Hitler get the idea of concentration camps from the US?
I think you are idolizing US in this a bit too much, they weren’t exactly much better than the nazis.
I mean I know for sure Eugenics were a popular idea in the US during that time, PoC were treated terribly etc.
What do we do with the naturally born Nazis vs the Nazis that were forced to be Nazis.
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Actually, none of the scientists were found guilty of a crime. (And several of them were investigated.)
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You actually believe that? The people who claim that people like Werner von Braun didn’t commit any crimes are the CIA and Braun himself. All of the records from Germany were destroyed. It’s essentially just taking his word on it to believe he was only involved because “he had to be.”
He was literally a member of the SS, the wing of the nazi government that was directly responsible for the Holocaust. He was photographed repeatedly with himmler himself, in uniform. He claimed that those were just ceremonial photos that he had to participate in the keep his career. He also claimed not to agree with the Nazis politically.
Why would you believe anything that a member of the SS said? Especially one as important to the Nazis as von Braun was.
Of fucking course he was never found guilty of any war crimes, the US was actively trying to recruit him. They didn’t want to prosecute their newest asset, a man who directly led to the US becoming the globally dominant force it became during the space race. He was useful so the US government deliberately didn’t investigate him seriously, took him at his word that he totally wasn’t a real nazi, and then used him to invent more rockets for them.
This is a reference to Operation Paperclip, if anyone is curious.
