Brian JopekMay 19
I knew this slush fund shit sounded familiar. 😡
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Show threadscubapro28May 20

@BrianJopek

Q: That's an amazing historical coincidence. Has it been fact checked?

A: " Yes. In 1930 Martin Bormann established the Hilfskasse der NSDAP (Nazi Party Auxiliary Fund), a party-run benefits/relief fund that collected member premiums and made discretionary payments to party members injured or otherwise in need — including support for activists who had been imprisoned before the Nazi seizure of power."

Wow...........just wow.

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@scubapro28 @BrianJopek It's similar, but not the same. The claim in the screenshot that the fund was used to "compensate SA Stormtroopers who committed street violence" is completely made up. SA Stormtroopers were simply given amnesty.
May 20 at 6:33amWeb
Show threadscubapro28May 20

@eribosot @BrianJopek

Per ChatGPT [citing Wikipedia]:

"In 1930 Martin Bormann established the Hilfskasse der NSDAP (Nazi Party Auxiliary Fund), a party-run benefits/relief fund that collected member premiums and made discretionary payments to party members injured or otherwise in need — including support for activists who had been imprisoned before the Nazi seizure of power."

Show threaderibosotMay 21

@scubapro28 @BrianJopek Ha! it's a battle of the bots, apparently. Per Gemini [citing Wikipedia]:

"No, the [...] Fund of German Trade and Industry [...] was not used to compensate SA stormtroopers who were convicted of street violence. [...] The money [...] was used for [...] funding major party infrastructure, and financing Hitler's personal expenses and inner circle."

It also says the Fund was created on June 1, 1933, when Hitler was Chancellor. The SA had its own fund, "Rote Hilfe."

Show threaderibosotMay 21

@scubapro28 @BrianJopek

I think the fund you mention ("Hilfskasse") is a different and earlier fund.