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Apparently hitler's announcements were timed for stock market manipulation too (time.com)
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So big today looms Adolf Hitler in the minds of Europe’s statesmen that Der Führer’s habit of always picking Saturday as the time suddenly to throw his weight about has caused the Continent’s major stock exchanges to remain closed every Saturday—just in case the No.1 Nazi should upset prices.

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[–] 8 points 2 months ago

i knew that the self enrichment drive was always a big part of fascism, but this is the first I've heard of this direct effect. would you know of any decent further reading on this?

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