Fascist POWs in Alabama had more food than they could eat, permission to attend uni courses, befriend locals & leave the camp to work (www.radiolab.org)

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We were well trained in the Geneva Convention—

That’s Thomas Sweet again, he was actually one of the guards at Camp Aliceville, and what he said is that, even before the POWs arrived, the Geneva Conventions were drilled into their heads. They had lectures, the rules were posted in the rec hall and in the officers’ club…

We had to, uh, the prisoners had to be treated the same, uh, as you would, uh, your own fellow soldiers.

Which sounds kind of basic, but for somebody like Hans who’s stepping off this train and wondering how he’s going to be treated…

It was… I should say, it was…really…a sort of, uh…heaven.

Although it sounds trivial, it’s rather unsettling when you compare it to how U.S. officials in the same era typically treated (for example) people of color and the homeless.

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[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Amerika was a lot nicer to fascists than the USSR was

according to some liberals, this is a good thing

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

If YoU tReAt FaScIsTs BaDlY, yOu ArE JuSt As BaD aS tHeM!!1!1!

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

I also remember a lot of people saying the gulags weren't that bad and there were medical services there. While I'm sure this is true, we also seem to approve of treating fascists like shit (which they obviously deserve). However there is a difference here, why are different kinds of fascists treated differently? Please don't downvote me, I'm trying to learn.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

The point here is that the US treated these nazi POWs much better, than it treats its own incarcerated citizens.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

I see, thanks!

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