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Not to cast any aspersions on the Salvation Army but the "Work will make you free" theme didn't have a very good connotation in 1930s Germany.

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Jun 15, 2023Liked by Peter Pappas

Bad people can and will subvert anything given enough time, money, and power. 🤦‍♀️😫

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Guessing they weren’t on board with the “Arbeit macht frei” crowd

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What disturbs me most about this (and still does with the Sally Army) is this idea of those that are “worthy” of more help. Who decides worthiness? On what grounds?

Surely just being born a human being makes you worthy of help in hard times?

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I wonder if this is where DeSantis got the idea to ship homeless immigrants to Martha's Vineyard.

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I learn from the pundit master. Grin.

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Jun 15, 2023Liked by Peter Pappas

Nah. He got that idea from his crony bus company and air freight operators.

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