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During World War II Coca Cola Introduced Fanta Orange To Keep Their Profits Coming In From Germany. I Believe This Is Unethical And They Should Forfeit Their Profits From These Transactions.

American companies should not be profiting so freely during war time. There needs to be more regulation of industry in times of war.

openurmind

01 Mar 2008 22:43

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It would be nice if such a policy were enacted against the worst war profiteers such as those who helped the Nazis keep record on how many Jews they murdered (e.g. IBM) or on those who did direct business tp fund the Nazi war machine and profited from it (e.g. Prescott Bush, George Bush's grandfather) but that's not going to happen.

Only those on the losing side in war ever have to make reparations for their war profiteering (e.g. BMW, VW).

22 Jun 2008 09:01

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I find it incredible that the Nazis were so proud of such a horrific act that they kept such a accurate account of not only how many Jews were mass murdered, but they also kept photo accounts and documented all kinds of things. I agree with your response. It's so hard to fully grasp the Holocaust and how it could be possible for so many people to back someone with so little regard for human life as Hitler was backed. It is even difficult to come up with words strong enough to describe him.

I don't think that pointing out the Prescott Bush is George Bush's grandfather is totally necessary, but hey, that's just an aside. I think your reply is accurate and knowledgeable.

my2cents2u

18 May 2009 16:47

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It's their right as a business to do just about anything they want to make profit, while following some restrictions

I_Own_Ths

02 Mar 2008 22:50

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what restrictions?

openurmind

02 Mar 2008 22:57

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First there is nothing wrong with collecting profits from introducing a new brand of soda. If you don't agree w/ it don't buy it. Oh, the last I heard... And this is just a guess.... I think WWII is over.... So what the heck are you even talking about? Other countries get plenty of profit from the U.S., whether there is a war or not.... It's called survival. Companies have to come up with new brands, names, adds, and slogans to keep up with the competition.

baconbust

01 Mar 2008 23:17

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I agree with bacon.

Fromwithin

01 Mar 2008 23:27

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Baconbust, I don't think that openurmind is suggesting that Germans are or were bad people.  I also do not think you fully understand the full extent of what happened durning the Holocaust nor do you fully comprehend the reasons that many of the 'Germans not only "went along" with the Nazi Regime, but also backed it.  This is not to say that Germans are bad.  At that time, antisemitism was very common.  Sadly, it still is, to an extent.  Not to the extent that Hitler pushed it to though.  After the Germans lost WW1, there was a horrible economic crisis.  Germany lost due to factors such as a decreased military due to injury and illness (the pandemic flu that killed millions occured in 1918-1919).  Germany was forced to sign the Versailles Treaty and admit defeat, agree that they were the cause of the war and they had to pay reparations to the Allies.  Hitler used his charismatic leadership skills to first segregate Jews and other "subhumans" and "asocials".  Ghettos held enormous numbers of people that were not considered to be a part of the "master race".  Meanwhile, Hitler promoted antisemitism to people who already had some antisemite opinions.  Hitler, however, classified Jews as a race of people....no longer viewing them as people with a religious difference.  Now that they were removed from society, marked as an inferior race that would contaminate Germany and already blamed falsly for the loss of the war and blamed for Germany signing the Treaty of Versailles, it was not too much of a stretch to convince many Germans and other nationalities (from other European countries) that the Jews were vermin.  These people were honestly thought of, by a huge number of people as no better than a bug or a rat.  By the time that the death camps were established, although there were Germans who did not want to cooperate and those who risked their lives to save the Jews, there were many who did, in fact, back Hitler and the Nazi Regime.  This does not make Germans bad.  It makes them human.  They were under the rule of a dictator who was determined to exterminate all of the European Jews.  He hated others too and they were murdered or experimented on or worked to death.  Both you and openurmind are right.  You are arguing a point that is not valid.  Openurmind is correct in what he said and I do see his point about the Coca Cola corporation.  There were many others in the US that did business with Germany.  I think that if the organizations that have been established by the survivors of the Holocaust have not boycotted these products, there must be a good reason.  I also do not think that you have any concept of just how recently that was.  I am 39 years old, so it even seems long ago to me, but there are still people who were in the concentration camps living today.  They are preparing to hold another trial for a German who was a guard at one of the "death camps" and assisted in the murder of tens of thousands of Jews.  Instead of fighting with each other on this subject, maybe you could each teach each other a bit.  Baconbust, you have personal knowledge and should share it.  Openurmind says he is German and he may have first hand knowledge from some members in his family.  The only way to prevent such a horrific tragedy from happening again is to remember.  Hard as it it, keeping any of the terrible injustices that have occured over time in our memory will help prevent them from occuring again in the future.

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