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TIL 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.org)

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 day ago (1 children)

To anyone confused by this: US used to be the good guys.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

is that why Hitler used US race laws to shape Nazi policies in Germany?

https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691172422/hitlers-american-model

[–] [email protected] 4 points 23 hours ago

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.