Do you think it is right to remove a person's accomplishment because they were a Nazi?

[Anonymous]

For example, a Nazi German Physicist named Friedrich Wegener discovered a condition concerning inflammation of blood vessels. It was named after him and called, Wegener's granulomatosis.

Around the year, 2000 , people found out Friedrick Wegener had ties to the Nazi and the condition, that he discovered, was renamed to granulomatosis with polyangitis. This stripped his name from being remembered in the history books.

Do you think it is right to strip people of their accomplishments in life just because they were nazis?

Yes

No

[Stacey55666]

No! Hiding the truth doesn't change the fact that it's the truth.

Most serial killers are very intelligent. Should we pretend they're not? The FBI profilers would never do something that dumb. If the FBI is trying to catch a serial killer, should they pretend he/she isn't smart, just because the person is bad?

Trump said that Putin is very smart, and the libs lost their shit. "Why did Trump say that?"

Putin is very smart, and pretending he's not, is not going to help save the Ukrainians.

[KostasKouvalis]

That's extremely stupid and unfair. Not all Nazis were bad, and even if they were, that doesn't mean they didn't do any good things. It was documented that the Mandelas commited acts torture and domestic terrorism, and people worship them like gods. Nat Turner murdered women and children and the blacks consider him a hero! It seems it's only Whites and Asians who get discredited for doing good things, just because of their bad stuff. Hitler actually had some really good policies. People just don't want to admit, that a lot of Nazis were actually very intelligent and well educated, because it challenges their status quo and goes against their agenda

[Lliam]

No. That would promote historical ignorance. It's like those who condemn U. S. presidents and other famous historical figures who ever did anything that is considered wrong by today's standards, despite their positive accomplishments.

It's historical revisionism. It's like book burning.

"Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered. And the process is continuing day by day and minute by minute. History has stopped." - 1984 (George Orwell)

[DaisyM23]

a lot of scientific or historical developments came out of horrific things - Nazi scientists contributed a lot to this, there's racial science and eugenics out of human experimentation and if we judge according to modern standards i'm guessing that most, if not all, scientists back in the day were racist or homophobic or misogynistic etc - it doesn't do well to try and cover how something was discovered or by who or else we'd have nothing

[NamerOfStars]

You needn't even go that far: look at Hans Asperger. He discovered the condition that bears his name back in the 1930's, but society ignored it for DECADES because of his political affiliations. The man was, in practical terms, forced to be a Nazi. Now, does that mean he rejected their ideals? Of course not. He might've been a dyed-in-the-wool party man who just had a soft spot for his "little professors".

He might've been another Oskar Schindler, lacking only the resources or opportunities. He might've been a normal person trying to do what good he could in an absolutely terrible situation. We'll never know, because he's too dead to tell us, and if he'd come out openly against Nazism after the war, no one would've believed him.

Instead, his work was ignored for decades, and hundreds of thousands suffered for it, all because he was a member of a political party. It's not like pretending he never existed brought twelve million people back to life.

[Spongebobssocks]

Great question!

My answer would be no. Even if a person was evil its important to put emotions aside sometimes and see it as pure knowledge.

[Astarlessnightsky]

The nazis discovered many different things, however the way they did it is so horrible and gruesome, those people shouldn't be remembered as great minds.

[AviatorTom]

Having ties to Nazi is not the same as being a Nazi. Many Germans joined the Nazi party because they had to in order to survive, without supporting what Nazis did.

[jshm2]

To be fair, it's how history works.

Stolen works and works from people no longer "sanitized" get changed to something else.

[purplepoppy]

Pretty much all germans of that generation were forced to be nazis to some extent

[AngryCarl2]

History is being rewritten by SJWs. It's funny because a lot of scientists who were Nazis were welcomed into US society right after the war.

[Anonymous]

They didn't strip Werner von Braun's accomplishments and he was a Nazi.

We still know he discovered it. I think you're probably making a little too much of this.

[Snakeyes7]

You can condemn the guy for his political beliefs but it makes no difference for the fact that he made that accomplishment.

[Anonymous]

I'd want to know more about his part in the nazi tyranny. People's grasp of history seems to have dropped through the floor since social media started doing the thinking for them.

[OddBeMe]

Remove? No. Neither the Nazi history or post accomplishments. Werner von Braun created v2 rockets that killed Allies and civilians (and we bombed them too). But he got us to the moon.

[MaxUsefull]

for what? that person's achievements will always be theirs, being nazi or not

[artgorgeous]

yes, to avoid encouraging nazi movement.

[Lliam]

Yet the U. S. government and many of its citizens celebrate Nazis in Ukraine.

[artgorgeous]

@Lliam there are no nazis in Ukraine. Nazis are sitting in kremlin

[artgorgeous]

https://youtu.be/XsRf84VNcHA?si=TGwja1krAN5nv9Y9

[artgorgeous]

https://youtu.be/XQc6mJ7u8gQ?si=yyYXdXuAzcHXcwUv

[Lliam]

No Ukrainian Nazis. ROFL You are obviously VERY informed.

[artgorgeous]

@Lliam Yes I am more informed than you. Because I'm Ukrainian

[Lliam]

Yet you never heard of the Azov Brigade or Stepan Bandera. And you never saw photos of Ukrainian soldiers with Nazi symbols and flags and actual swastikas, or giving the Hitler salute. LOL

[artgorgeous]

@Lliam Except what they didn't told you at school is that ukrainians joined SS for the only reason - to fight fucking communists and defend the country from this red disease. During World War II, some factions within the Ukrainian nationalist movement, including the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN), sought support from Nazi Germany in their struggle against Soviet rule and for Ukrainian independence. Bandera was a key figure in the OUN and its split-off faction known as the OUN-B (Banderites). Bandera's relationship with the Nazis was complex and opportunistic. While some OUN members did cooperate with the Nazis at times, they did not share the same ideology or goals. The OUN's primary objective was Ukrainian independence, whereas the Nazis had their own expansionist and racial goals. Learn the history not to be embarrassed.

[Lliam]

Oh, I've read the history. But you said there were no Nazis in Ukraine. You have already embarrassed yourself. Apparently being Ukrainian doesn't make you an expert on what's been going on there for the last 8 years. Nazism is alive and well.

[artgorgeous]

@Lliam I said there are no nazis in Ukraine as of today. You need to read carefully. That's why you're not a lawyer.

[Lliam]

There definitely ARE Nazis in Ukraine today. You should read more than corporate media that has white washed them out of existence. I wouldn't expect the average lawyer to be that informed, though.

[Anonymous]

Get rid of Schindler then. He was a Nazi.

[gorydetails]

If so, then we need to erase NASA.

[ScisorsAndRaisins]

Hell no!

[Iamcoming]

No this is false