IBM linked to Nazis?

[Raspewtin]

Interesting read

 

[chiwawa626]

Many companies took part in the Holocaust. Even VW had many cars made by Jews. I dont know if you can really punish them now since its a diffrent time and a whole new workforce at the company.

 

[Raspewtin]

good point, i am not in favor of punishing IBM either, nor am I judging IBM of wrong-doing. I just posted b/c I thought it was an interesting article.

 

[Elledan]

Doh, there were so many other (American) companies that traded with the Nazis. Just the fact that IBM supplied the Nazis with punch-card machines doesn't make them guilty of the killings during the Holocaust.

It was a free market. The fact that IBM had their office in the US doesn't mean that they could not sell their products to other countries, even if they're at war. They sold products to everyone who needed them, so they didn't choose sides. Is that a bad thing?

 

[Bozo Galora]

If you really want to know the whole sorry story, just read a book called "Trading With The Enemy" by Charles Higham.
(But nobody reads)

 

[goshdarnindie]

As R2D2 once said "Old data, payeth no mind".