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By the 1930s, the new Nazi government needed that technology — and recruited IBM for the job. Tabulating machines made tracking lines of Jewish descent possible, even if a German citizen’s family had married out of the religion or converted generations ago.
90 years ago. Musk is giving a platform to Nazi and endorsing them right now.
What spirit are you posting that comment in (liquor notwithstanding)?
I think the implication is that IBM was happy to work with Nazis to implement the holocaust, but working with X is a bridge too far. Thus by that logic, Musk is worse than Hitler.
Or..... they've learned from their past and don't want to be associated with Antisemitism anymore?
theyve decide its not profitable for now lol companies that big dont let silly thing like morality color their decisions
I wonder who makes the mainframes used at NSA domestic spying server farms, or who run the computing for predator drone targeting systems. "Not profitable to be vocal in support of antisemitism" hardly means "currently on the moral high ground"...
Point taken. One form of dissent is definitely safer
Of course they did, it's all in jest.
You've used that word 'implication' a few times now...
It sounds like you think IBM has the same employees from 90 years ago...
Is your point that they should be consistent in their historical anti-Semitism? What exactly do you expect them to do other than disavow their past transgressions?
If anything companies like IBM, Hugo Boss and Volkswagen should be extra vigilant about supporting Nazis because of their past.
Your ancestors probably did some fucked up shit too. They may have own slaves. Are you arguing that you should be defending slavery since your ancestors engaged in it?
Think dude
Compensations and restorations would be a minimally decent start.
Then we are going to need reparations from you for your ancestors role in slavery
good try, asshat.
Is this supposed to be some kind kind of gotcha? It's just a related fact, with no opinion, or narrative, or near as I can tell, point
That's because there's a racial component