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Originally Posted by Rochard
A lot of people supported Hitler. While we consider him evil and vile today, originally Hitler was a very popular world leader. He took Germany to new heights, rebuilt their economy, and restored national pride. He was Time's man of the year.
Charles Lindbergh, a well known American hero in the 1930s, was a fan of Hitler, played a role in rebuilding the German Air Force, and received multiple awards from Hitler. Joesph Kennedy - father of future President Kennedy - was Ambassador to the UK and fought strongly against arming England.
Hitler had everyone fooled.
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People knew exactly what was going on and they looked the other way. It's also pretty outrageous that major American companies supported Hitler's regime to the point of allowing American ships to be targeted and attacked off the east coast. But hey, this is 'Merica and the dollar is the one true god.