▲ 679 ▼ 82-year-old grandfather’s family was told he died in ICE custody. Then they learned he’s alive — in a hospital in Guatemala (www.mcall.com) submitted 1 year ago* by Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world 72 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] kautau@lemmy.world 33 points 1 year ago (1 child) For those unaware: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_and_the_Holocaust permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] skisnow@lemmy.ca 16 points 1 year ago (1 child) oh wow. I knew IBM were involved, but it always seemed to be handwaved as "yeah we sold them some computers before we knew they were evil and had no control over what they did with them". But uhh nope. They were complicit as fuck. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kautau@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago* (1 child) Yeah sadly Coke, Ford, IBM, General Motors, IT&T, Kodak, were the biggest ones, but “line go up” regardless of human death and suffering has existed forever and only now we’ve gotten better at codifying it https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_collaboration_with_Nazi_Germany permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] skisnow@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 year ago (1 child) And now Google are actively assisting a genocide, and firing employees who object. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kautau@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago Yup, same with Microsoft, Palantir (which is just pure evil from the start), etc. like I said, doesn’t matter who dies or suffers as long as line goes up permalink fedilink source parent
[–] skisnow@lemmy.ca 16 points 1 year ago (1 child) oh wow. I knew IBM were involved, but it always seemed to be handwaved as "yeah we sold them some computers before we knew they were evil and had no control over what they did with them". But uhh nope. They were complicit as fuck. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kautau@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago* (1 child) Yeah sadly Coke, Ford, IBM, General Motors, IT&T, Kodak, were the biggest ones, but “line go up” regardless of human death and suffering has existed forever and only now we’ve gotten better at codifying it https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_collaboration_with_Nazi_Germany permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] skisnow@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 year ago (1 child) And now Google are actively assisting a genocide, and firing employees who object. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kautau@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago Yup, same with Microsoft, Palantir (which is just pure evil from the start), etc. like I said, doesn’t matter who dies or suffers as long as line goes up permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kautau@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago* (1 child) Yeah sadly Coke, Ford, IBM, General Motors, IT&T, Kodak, were the biggest ones, but “line go up” regardless of human death and suffering has existed forever and only now we’ve gotten better at codifying it https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_collaboration_with_Nazi_Germany permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] skisnow@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 year ago (1 child) And now Google are actively assisting a genocide, and firing employees who object. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kautau@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago Yup, same with Microsoft, Palantir (which is just pure evil from the start), etc. like I said, doesn’t matter who dies or suffers as long as line goes up permalink fedilink source parent
[–] skisnow@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 year ago (1 child) And now Google are actively assisting a genocide, and firing employees who object. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kautau@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago Yup, same with Microsoft, Palantir (which is just pure evil from the start), etc. like I said, doesn’t matter who dies or suffers as long as line goes up permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kautau@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago Yup, same with Microsoft, Palantir (which is just pure evil from the start), etc. like I said, doesn’t matter who dies or suffers as long as line goes up permalink fedilink source parent