Archer's Line 🎙️ by Rob Archer

Archer's Line 🎙️ by Rob Archer

Trading Democracy for Profits

How German industry made a deal with Hitler, and what we can learn from it today.

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Rob Archer
Sep 22, 2025
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Nazi leaders tour IG Farben plant

Big business in Germany didn’t just go along with Hitler. It capitulated to him. Companies valued profits over human rights, freedom, and democracy—and they made a fortune.

Crushing Labor

On May 2, 1933, the Nazis destroyed the free labor movement. Independent unions were banned, leaders arrested, and strikes outlawed. In …

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