Jacob Geller has a video essay on the Nuremberg Trials. I always figured they’re the gold standard of war criminal trials, but the reality isn’t as clear. It didn’t see any high ranking Nazi officials see justice, it didn’t sway public opinion on the war or fascism, it didn’t prevent genocides from happening again. It did make Allied powers look like the good guys though, even if a few months prior the USA dropped two nuclear bombs on civilian populations indiscriminately killing hundreds of thousands.
Jacob Geller has a video essay on the Nuremberg Trials. I always figured they’re the gold standard of war criminal trials, but the reality isn’t as clear. It didn’t see any high ranking Nazi officials see justice, it didn’t sway public opinion on the war or fascism, it didn’t prevent genocides from happening again. It did make Allied powers look like the good guys though, even if a few months prior the USA dropped two nuclear bombs on civilian populations indiscriminately killing hundreds of thousands.
FYI Jacob Geller just got cancelled for raping his ex girlfriend in college
Even a broken clock can give the correct hour twice a day.
You’re making a non sequitur and an ad hominem attack: the truth of any proposition doesn’t depends on who or why is it told.