Harvard to remove architect Philip Johnson’s name from a building he designed because of his desire not to embroil the U.S. in World War II

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[–]Jacinda[S] 6 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

SS: As per the title. Isn't it strange the further World War II recedes historically, the more shrill the cries to denounce anyone suspected of wrong think becomes.

Might as well cancel Henry Ford while we are at it.

[–]NeoRail 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

It's because the legitimacy of the entire postwar order rests on cheap consumer goods and not being the Nazis, so the deeper the crisis of legitimacy grows, the more screeching you'll hear about "Nazis" and "Nazism" as if it's 1930.