• Delta_V@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      A lot of today’s problems, like the rise of the KKK, stochastic terrorism, and infiltration of law enforcement by neo-nazis, can be traced back to an insufficient number of Confederates being hanged after the war.

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      2 months ago

      Same as it ever was.

      I doubt this was the case during (and for at least a time after) WWII. But maybe a history buff can correct me. I haven’t looked too deeply into how the justice system handled Nazis that far back.

      • futatorius@lemm.ee
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        Before the war, they were treated very leniently. Nobody was charged in the Businessmen’s Plot, the leaders of the German-American Bund were left alone, companies like IBM and Ford that traded with the Nazis were never punished for it, and even after the war, during the Red Scare, people were put under suspicion for “premature anti-fascism.”

      • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        George Bush Sr’s dad was a literal co-conspirator to overthrow US democracy and install a Nazi government.