Coldmoon@sh.itjust.works to Today I learned@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 month agoTIL April 8th 1945 a prisoner at Buchenwald rigged up a radio transmitter and sent a message in a desperate attempt to contact the allies for rescue. 3 minutes after his message the US Army answered "en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up124arrow-down10
arrow-up124arrow-down1external-linkTIL April 8th 1945 a prisoner at Buchenwald rigged up a radio transmitter and sent a message in a desperate attempt to contact the allies for rescue. 3 minutes after his message the US Army answered "en.wikipedia.orgColdmoon@sh.itjust.works to Today I learned@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square3fedilink
minus-squareMummifiedClient5000@feddit.dklinkfedilinkarrow-up22arrow-down2·1 month agoTo anyone confused by this: US used to be the good guys.
minus-squarejuli@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·edit-21 month agoIs that why Hitler used US race laws to shape Nazi policies in Germany? https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691172422/hitlers-american-model
minus-squareMummifiedClient5000@feddit.dklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·1 month agoWell, it’s definitely more correct to say that the US were perceived to be the good guys. Like cowboys that shoot native Americans in movies. Or cops.
To anyone confused by this: US used to be the good guys.
Is that why Hitler used US race laws to shape Nazi policies in Germany?
https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691172422/hitlers-american-model
Well, it’s definitely more correct to say that the US were perceived to be the good guys. Like cowboys that shoot native Americans in movies. Or cops.