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How the Pentagon helped Hollywood launder the Nazis’ reputation #116

Closed Anarcho-Bolshevik closed 2 years ago

Anarcho-Bolshevik commented 2 years ago

[S]cholar Ben Urwand revealed how the Nazis’ man in Hollywood Georg Gyssling censored and rewrote film scripts to remove scenes and dialogue that criticised the Nazi regime. He also repeatedly removed references to the suffering of Jews in post-WW1 Germany. Hidden until now, the DOD continued this policy after the war, helping rehabilitate Germany’s image and cover up for anti-semitism.

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Additionally, the author discusses elsewhen how, before 1939, Los Angeles authorities were impeding antifascist Jewish groups while letting Fascists in Hollywood run amok. See here. (Yes, the author is a bit of a centrist, but sometimes you have to take what you can get.)