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In reply to the discussion: Why Were 10,000 Nazis Given Safe Haven in US? Kinda creepy, where are they now? [View all]AverageJoe90
(10,745 posts)39. That actually did happen, btw.
People who didn't necessarily like the Nazis often felt like they had no choice but to join in order to avoid persecution. Ferry Porsche, the inventor of the Volkswagen(which was first thought of shortly before the end of the Weimar period, btw), was one of them. And there's many other examples out there as well.
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No Compromise
Jan 2013
OP
probuably in that tbey were members of the party though that may have been to avoid being killed
loli phabay
Jan 2013
#4
you act like everyone who joined the party was coerced. not the case. and the moral case
HiPointDem
Jan 2013
#15
We've known about Operation Paperclip for over 40 years, and they're still covering up the details?
leveymg
Jan 2013
#8
What do you know of Wernher von Braun and his team of scientists, or the Gehlen Group?....
OldDem2012
Jan 2013
#16
Yes, very staunch in their beliefs and politics. Still very much "Master Race" ideology.
Fla Dem
Jan 2013
#46
Sorry - I forget that having a family member in the National Archives has advantages
OmahaBlueDog
Jan 2013
#33
Weirner Von Braun brought his people over to work on missles for the U.S. Nazi propagandist
ladjf
Jan 2013
#28
Transnational "Security Specialists" in service to Multinational Corporate Overlords. ~nt
99th_Monkey
Jan 2013
#29
Well, personally I'm glad Werner von Braun worked for us instead of Stalin (nt)
Recursion
Jan 2013
#38
why? cuz we didn't want the Soviets to get them when they swooped into Germany
librechik
Jan 2013
#51