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Re:Why does the USA use 110V and UK use 230-240V? by pavlov on Tuesday August 29, 2023 @02:00PM (#37311543)
The Nazi genocide in the East was explicitly modeled on the treatment of Native Americans in the 19th century.

So, like voltage, it’s another case where Americans invented something and Europeans doubled down.

Re:Why does the USA use 110V and UK use 230-240V? by catchnear4321 on Tuesday August 29, 2023 @02:21PM (#37311803)
yes, but who invented the americans
Re:Why does the USA use 110V and UK use 230-240V? by hot_gril on Tuesday August 29, 2023 @02:39PM (#37312027)
Interesting thing I learned, Native Americans didn't have horses until Europeans brought them (as many know), but horses actually originated in the Americas. They died out so long ago there that only the Old World civilizations had them.
Re:Why does the USA use 110V and UK use 230-240V? by deaddodo on Tuesday August 29, 2023 @03:49PM (#37312960)
Yes, Americans invented populace relocation (and the abuses that come with it). Nice to know the Roman Empire had a time machine to pull a major component of their imperial edict from.

But let's pretend your warped view of history is reality...that happened 100 years earlier. If Europeans are so enlightened atop those tall horses, maybe don't do it again and 10x worse?

In addition, I wasn't referring to the Holocaust...but the entire continent's shared sick desire to kill themselves off for 10km of border movement or literal dreams of world conquest.

Re:Why does the USA use 110V and UK use 230-240V? by hot_gril on Tuesday August 29, 2023 @06:36PM (#37315047)
Who modeled it after that? I'm seeing some authors drawing comparisons, but nothing about Hitler or his party actually mentioning Native Americans. The more explicit references were to Turkey, with Hitler mentioning the Armenian Genocide (as justification for invading Poland) and calling Ataturk a "shining star," along with the Nazi papers obsessing over his nationalist policies.