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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[-] MummifiedClient5000@feddit.dk 21 points 2 days ago

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

[-] juli@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

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

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

[-] MummifiedClient5000@feddit.dk 5 points 1 day 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.

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