A Munich court handed out prison sentences to all members of a banned Turkish communist group who stood trial. They lent financial and other support while knowing the group was plotting a coup in Turkey.
Rest assured, in Germany we have the Grundgesetz which says that the dignity of every person is inviolable, so such things can't happen here anymore.
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In America, we have General Leslie Groves arguing in the 1980s in front of Congress that the camps that the U.S. built for Japanese people were not "concentration camps" because they were paid a wage.
Rest assured, in Germany we have the Grundgesetz which says that the dignity of every person is inviolable, so such things can't happen here anymore.
Thank you for coming to my Ted-Talk!
In America, we have General Leslie Groves arguing in the 1980s in front of Congress that the camps that the U.S. built for Japanese people were not "concentration camps" because they were paid a wage.
Oof, have to look into that. Sounds like some Nuremberg style defense.
Commission_on_Wartime_Relocation_and_Internment_of_Civilians -- this was a years-long process; Groves was the guy in charge of the Manhattan Project and building the Pentagon and my notes say he testified in 1981, apologies for no source.
Oh, that's ok then. Thanks for clearing that up.